Film
Samskara
1970 · 1h 53m · Drama
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- 7.5
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Overview
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.
Cast
Girish Karnad
Praneshacharya
Snehalata Reddy
Chandri
B.R. Jayaram
P. Lankesh
Narayanappa
Pradhan
Dasharathi Dixit
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Jayadev
Arputa Rani
Loknath
C. R. Simha
Bhargavi Narayan
Crew
- Pattabhirama ReddyProducer · Director · Screenplay
- Girish KarnadScreenplay
- U. R. AnanthamurthyNovel · Story
- Singeetam Srinivasa RaoExecutive Producer
- Tom CowanDirector of Photography
- Rajeev TaranathOriginal Music Composer
- Steven CarthewEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 13, 1970
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Kannada
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Drama
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