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Chomana Dudi

1975 · 141 min

A slow, sorrowful immersion into a man's quiet rage against an unjust world, carried by ritual and rhythm.

Overview: Choma is an untouchable bonded-labourer in a village who is working along with his family for a landlord, as he belongs to a backward class. Due to his social status, he is not allowed to till his own land, something that he desires most. Though he managed to rear a pair of bullocks that he found straying in the forest, he cannot use them to till the land. He comes in contact of Christian missionaries who try to convert him giving him the lure of the land, but Choma does not want to let go of his faith. He releases the fury that fate has beset on him, by beating his drum.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: class
power
isolation
faith
grief
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: B.V. Karanth
Starring: M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Padma Kumta, Jayarajan, Sunder Rajan, Nagraja, Govind Bhat, Nagendra Kumta, Shivamogga Venkatesh
Cinematography: S. Ramachandra
Runtime: 141 min
Country: India
Languages: Kannada

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