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Edakallu Guddada Mele

1973

A slow, earnest study of a stifled marriage and forbidden desire, heavy with quiet longing and moral tension.

Directed by
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Jayanthi, Aarathi, Chandrashekhar
Overview
Based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence. Madhavi leads an unfulfilled married life with her husband, a former soldier. She ends up getting into a physical relationship with their friendly neighbour, a younger man.

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Directed by
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Genres
Family, Drama
Starring
Jayanthi, Aarathi, Chandrashekhar
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • gender
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
family, drama
Directed by
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Written by
Bharathisutha, S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Starring
Jayanthi, Aarathi, Chandrashekhar, Shivaram, Ranga
Country
India
Languages
Kannada

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