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Samskara (1970)

1h 53m

Running Time

May 13, 1970
Release Date

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Samskara (1970)

Name: Samskara
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-05-13

1h 53m

Running Time

May 13, 1970
Release Date

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Plot.

Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.

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Cast & Crew.

Girish Karnad

Praneshacharya / Screenplay

P. Lankesh

Narayanappa

Snehalata Reddy

B.R. Jayaram

Dasharathi Dixit

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Pattabhirama Reddy

Director / Producer

Rajeev Taranath

Music

Tom Cowan

Director of Photography

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Novel

Steven Cartaw

Editor

Details.

Release Date
May 13, 1970

Original Name
ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 53m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

morality tale

death

caste system

casteism

Wiki.

Samskara (English title: Funeral Rites) is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film written by U. R. Ananthamurthy based on his eponymous novel, and directed and produced by Pattabhirama Reddy. Singeetam Srinivasa Rao was executive director for the film. It is considered a path-breaking film that pioneered the parallel cinema movement in Kannada. Samskara won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film (1970).

The word samskara means "ritual" in Kannada. The Madras Censor Board banned Samskara because it was felt that the strong anti-caste message of the film could spark tensions among the public. The ban was revoked by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The film was released and it went on to win awards at national and international levels.