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Ghatashraddha

1977 · 108 min

A quiet, sorrowful plunge into village tradition, where tenderness between outcasts is slowly crushed by rigid custom.

Directed by: Girish Kasaravalli
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ramaswamy Iyengar, Narayan Bhatt, Ajith Kumar

Overview: A young brahmin boy studying in a village away from home and a young widow isolated by her condition form a bond.

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Directed by: Girish Kasaravalli
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ramaswamy Iyengar, Narayan Bhatt, Ajith Kumar

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
trauma
family
betrayal
morality
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Girish Kasaravalli
Written by: Girish Kasaravalli, K.V. Subanna
Starring: Ramaswamy Iyengar, Narayan Bhatt, Ajith Kumar, Shanta Kumari, Meena Kuttappa, Narayana Bhatt, M.D. Subba Rao, S.M. Shetty
Cinematography: S. Ramachandra
Runtime: 108 min
Country: India
Languages: Kannada

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