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Antarjali Yatra
directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has o...
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directed by Goutam Ghose; performed by Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940 and Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 1 mins
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A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man oft...
A father encourages his daughter to marry a dying man in order to inherit his wealth in this social drama set in 1830s India. She is expected to practice the ancient Hindu ritual known as suttee in which the widow throws herself on the burning funeral pyre of her late husband. The British colonial government has outlawed the practice, and an untouchable tries to persuade the woman to abandon the idea that will lead to her death. The dying man often comes to life to display his jealousy as people prepare for his funeral on the banks of the Ganges River.
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Date Written / Recorded
1987
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
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Performer / Ensemble
Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Author / Creator
Goutam Ghose, Robi Ghosh, 1931-1997, Promode Ganguly, fl. 1940, Vasant Choudhury, 1928-2000
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Religious practices
Copyright Message
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Biswaprakash
directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the...
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directed by Sushant Misra; performed by Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978- and Binyaka, fl. 1999 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 14 mins
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Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the h...
Biswaprakash's journey away from home time to time, becomes his endeavour for self realisation about the changing value system because of a new consumer culture. He develops friendship with Anjali, an independent young lady who stays along with her mother on the outskirts of the town in their old mansion near the sea. Their relationship comes to an end soon. One day Biswaprakash meets a traveller named June from abroad and leans on her with the hope of escaping from the claustrophobic town. He gradually becomes friendly with many foreign travellers and slowly gets totally alienated from his friends, family and society. Time comes when June leaves for a new destination and that finds Biswaprakash stuck in a no-return situation.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
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Film
Content Type
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Performer / Ensemble
Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Sushant Misra, Carman Cordwell, fl. 1999, Anu Choudhury, 1978-, Binyaka, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
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Death of a Doctor
directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his...
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directed by Tapan Sinha; performed by Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 13 mins
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Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar...
Dr. Dipankar spends his days treating patients at a government hospital, and his nights working on a leprosy vaccine in his home laboratory. Straining both his health and his relationship with his wife, he finally brings his work to fruition. However, his achievements are immediately mired in controversy as his professional peers question the methods of his experiments and subsequent findings. The Department of Health, angry with Dr. Dipankar for having released the news to the press without their approval, too refuses to recognize his research and goes further to transfer him to a village clinic. And when the John Anderson Foundation in Britain invites Dr. Dipankar to submit his papers to them, the Director of Health makes sure that the letter gets lost in a pile of paperwork. Strapped of time, Dr. Dipankar is unable to finish documenting his research and before he is able to do so, news breaks that two American scientists have already found a vaccine for leprosy. This film is based on the life and suicide of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, the first Indian doctor to create a test tube baby. Awards/Festivals: Second Best Feature Film, Best Director & Special Jury Award for Best Actor, National Film Awards, India; Best Film & Best Director, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards; Best Screenplay, Film Fare Awards; Red Cross Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-04-27
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Author / Creator
Tapan Sinha, Irrfan Khan, 1967-, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Public health, Scientific research
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Marhi Da Deeva
directed by Surinder Singh; performed by Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur and Raj Babbar, 1952- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 47 mins
The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retri...
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directed by Surinder Singh; performed by Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur and Raj Babbar, 1952- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 47 mins
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The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retrieve all of what his father had given to Jagsir. Against the background of this external oppression, Jagsir is also deprived of normal l...
The film is a social tragedy born out of the gradual transformation of feudalism into capitalism. It concerns the predicament of the protagonist Jasgir, who becomes the victim of the exploiter's tendencies of the young landlord. His father was treated kindly by the elder landlord, but the son Bhanta tries to retrieve all of what his father had given to Jagsir. Against the background of this external oppression, Jagsir is also deprived of normal life because he belongs to a low caste and cannot marry from among his own people as his parents' marriage was not acceptable to his maternal grandparents, who discarded his mother. Jagsir is thus condemned to live and die without a child who will light a lamp at his tomb. Jagsir however falls in love with his friend's wife Bhani. Does love hold any promise for the future, or is Jagsir to drag his life to death and become extinct without anybody to light his tomb?
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Performer / Ensemble
Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur, Raj Babbar, 1952-
Author / Creator
Surinder Singh, Deepti Naval, fl. 1977-2013, Pankaj Kapur, Raj Babbar, 1952-
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Massey Sahib
directed by Pradip Krishen, 1948-; performed by Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944- and Raghuvir Yadav, 1957- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 6 mins
Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned...
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directed by Pradip Krishen, 1948-; performed by Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944- and Raghuvir Yadav, 1957- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 6 mins
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Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned. Fortunately for him, Commissioner Adam would intercede to get him out of trouble. However, Massey's latest crime may be beyond any...
Francis Massey is an Indian secretary, working for the British office in colonized India. Aspiring towards the status of a British personnel, he dresses like a British bureaucrat and sticks close to his British superior, Commissioner Charles Adam. During his course of duty, Massey is corrupt but well-intentioned. Fortunately for him, Commissioner Adam would intercede to get him out of trouble. However, Massey's latest crime may be beyond any pardon. Awards/Festivals: Best Actor, International Film Festival of India; Best Actor, Venice Film Festival; President's Gold Medal for Best Direction, India; San Francisco Film Festival; London Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
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Performer / Ensemble
Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944-, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-
Author / Creator
Pradip Krishen, 1948-, Arundhati Roy, 1961-, Barry John, 1944-, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Government occupations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1985 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Mirch Masala
directed by Ketan Mehta, 1952-; performed by Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989 and Naseeruddin Shah, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Son...
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directed by Ketan Mehta, 1952-; performed by Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989 and Naseeruddin Shah, 1950- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 58 mins
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In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Sonbai slaps him in full view of his soldiers before running off. Enraged and embarrassed, the subedar orders his soldiers to capture Son...
In a British-ruled India, a subedar, an officer of the Indian Army, is sent to collect taxes in a village. Riding into the village, the subedar chances upon Sonbai, a beautiful, married woman. Abusing his power as an officer, he demands that Sonbai sleeps with him while her husband is away. To his surprise, Sonbai slaps him in full view of his soldiers before running off. Enraged and embarrassed, the subedar orders his soldiers to capture Sonbai. However, Sonbai escapes to the spice factory, where the elderly watchman locks the soldiers out to protect her. The town leader is then commanded to deliver Sonbai to the subedar and after some deliberation, the patriarchal village decides to sacrifice Sonbai. As the spice factory comes under attack, Sonbai and the female factory workers finally decide to stand up for themselves. Awards/Festivals: Best Feature Film, Hawaii International Film Festival; Moscow International Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-
Contributor
Ketan Mehta, 1952-
Author / Creator
Ketan Mehta, 1952-, Om Puri, 1950-, Samita Patil, fl. 1974-1989, Naseeruddin Shah, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Indian, Military personnel, Towns, Political corruption, Sexual harassment, Gender roles, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1986 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
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Miss Beatty's Children
directed by Pamela Rooks, 1958-; performed by Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012 and Jenny Seagrove (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 46 mins
In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kam...
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directed by Pamela Rooks, 1958-; performed by Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012 and Jenny Seagrove (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 46 mins
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In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kamla Devi, a senior temple woman. Jane is then forced to smuggle the girl out of Trippuvur and put her up for adoption in the city. How...
In 1936 Colonial India, Jane Beatty moves to Trippuvur to work for Mabel Forster, a missionary determined to make a difference and save young local girls from being sold to the temple for prostitution. When Jane purchases a girl to save her from such a fate, she brings the mission into a head-on conflict with Kamla Devi, a senior temple woman. Jane is then forced to smuggle the girl out of Trippuvur and put her up for adoption in the city. However, when Jane realizes that adopted children get sent back to the mission when their British foster parents move home to England, she is unwilling to leave the girl to such a fate. Thus, Jane Beatty makes her first adoption. However, being a single parent to Indian and Eurasian children proves to be challenging in a racially discriminating society. American doctor Alan Chandler helps her out along the way, becoming her confidante, but big changes are ahead as the beginnings of the Second World War start to brew. Awards/Festivals: Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director, Silver Lotus Award for Best Cinematography & Best Processing, National Film Awards, India; Montreal World Film Festival Canada; Asia Pacific Film Festival; Damascus Film Festival; International Women Directors Festival, Marseille; International Film Festival of India.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
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Performer / Ensemble
Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012, Jenny Seagrove
Author / Creator
Pamela Rooks, 1958-, Protima Bedi, 1949-1998, Faith Brook, 1922-2012, Jenny Seagrove
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Prejudice, Adoption, Children, Racism
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An Ode To Lost Love
directed by Madhu Ambat, 1950-; performed by Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Atul Kulkarni, 1965- and Gulshan Grover, 1955- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 39 mins
In this topsy-turvy romance, Gulshan Grover plays Prabhod, a filmmaker at work on his latest movie with director of photography M (Atul Kulkarni). When M is introduced to the project's star, Sushmitha (Masoomi), the actress is instantly smitten. But during shooting, Prabhod begins to have feelings for Sushmitha as...
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directed by Madhu Ambat, 1950-; performed by Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Atul Kulkarni, 1965- and Gulshan Grover, 1955- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 39 mins
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In this topsy-turvy romance, Gulshan Grover plays Prabhod, a filmmaker at work on his latest movie with director of photography M (Atul Kulkarni). When M is introduced to the project's star, Sushmitha (Masoomi), the actress is instantly smitten. But during shooting, Prabhod begins to have feelings for Sushmitha as well. To further complicate matters, Sushmitha's seductive mother (Rathi Agnihotri) also stirs things up. Who will end up with whom?
Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Atul Kulkarni, 1965-, Gulshan Grover, 1955-
Author / Creator
Madhu Ambat, 1950-, Rati Agnihotri, 1960-, Atul Kulkarni, 1965-, Gulshan Grover, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
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Rui Ka Bojh
directed by Subhash Agrawal; performed by Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980 and Pankaj Kapur (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh...
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directed by Subhash Agrawal; performed by Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980 and Pankaj Kapur (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
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In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh at him. He feels completely detached from his family and decides to cut his ties forever. The point the film is trying to make is that...
In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh at him. He feels completely detached from his family and decides to cut his ties forever. The point the film is trying to make is that old age is like a bale of thawed cotton, apparently weightless. But the passage of time (age) makes this bale more and more wet, and it soon becomes so heavy that everyone wants to throw it off. The strongest point of this film, a first feature by an active writer, is the performance of Pankaj Kapur in the leading role
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Performer / Ensemble
Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980, Pankaj Kapur
Author / Creator
Subhash Agrawal, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980, Pankaj Kapur
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Adulthood, Family
Copyright Message
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The Rule
directed by J. Mahendran, 1939- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 30 mins
Saroji and her mother arrive in the town of Jankanur seeking refuge with Ramanathan's father -- a man they have never met. Of royal lineage and accompanied by a letter of recommendation, they are warmly welcomed by Ramanathan, in place of his father, who had passed away twenty-five days prior. When Saroji learns...
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directed by J. Mahendran, 1939- (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 2 hours 30 mins
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Saroji and her mother arrive in the town of Jankanur seeking refuge with Ramanathan's father -- a man they have never met. Of royal lineage and accompanied by a letter of recommendation, they are warmly welcomed by Ramanathan, in place of his father, who had passed away twenty-five days prior. When Saroji learns that Ramanathan had been adopted by his wealthy father, even though his parents were still alive, she feels deeply for his plight. Ra...
Saroji and her mother arrive in the town of Jankanur seeking refuge with Ramanathan's father -- a man they have never met. Of royal lineage and accompanied by a letter of recommendation, they are warmly welcomed by Ramanathan, in place of his father, who had passed away twenty-five days prior. When Saroji learns that Ramanathan had been adopted by his wealthy father, even though his parents were still alive, she feels deeply for his plight. Ramanathan's wife, Visalam, too shows much hospitality towards Saroji and her mother. However, the gossip that spreads around town threatens the kind intentions of Ramanathan and Visalam.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
J. Mahendran, 1939-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Family, Relationships
Copyright Message
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