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Ghatashraaddha ( transl. The Ritual) is a 1977 Indian Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli starring Meena Kuttappa, Narayana Bhat and Ajith Kumar in lead roles. It is based on a novella by eminent Kannada writer U. R. Ananthamurthy.
From Wikipedia- Ghatashraddha (The Ritual) is a 1977 Indian Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli starring Meena Kuttappa, Naraya Bhat and Ajith Kumar in lead roles. It is...
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Apr 11, 2015 · With highly evocative cinematography by S Ramchandra, a pioneer of the Kannada New Wave movement, and highly effective music by BV Karanth, Girish Kasaravalli creates a cinematic masterpiece hard to replicate. In the narration of a story, what is left out is as crucial as what is told.
Feb 28, 2024 · BENGALURU: Renowned filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli’s Ghatashraddha (1977) is going to be restored. The initiative was taken by the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF)
Feb 23, 2024 · Martin Scorsese and George Lucas join the Film Heritage Foundation to restore Girish Kasaravalli's 1977 Kannada-language film based on a novella by U.R. Ananthamurthy. The film depicts the ostracism of a young woman who transgresses the sexual code of the orthodox society.
While the girl remains unaware of the happenings within and around her, she is excommunicated by her father, who performs her funeral rites (Ghatashraddha), while she is still alive. A little boy through whose eyes the entire story is perceived goes back home, after the school is closed down following the incident.
“Ghatashraddha” tells you a story of the past, but acquires a contemporaneity for the manner in which it faces up with the present. The story depicts a rural village in Karnataka, where a young widow, the daughter of a village scholar who runs a local school, finds herself pregnant after being seduced by a teacher.
