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Apr 13, 2015A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli.
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Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli
Jul 06, 2015Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli is a collection of portraits sketched by colleagues, friends, family, filmmakers, and film critics, providing insights into the intricate layers of Kasaravalli's cinema and exploring the nuances of his films and their metaphors.
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Celluloid Man
Jun 26, 2012Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.
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Illiralaare Allige Hogalare
Mar 05, 2020Naga, an eleven-year-old boy from a rural background is employed by a family in Mumbai to look after their child. Naga longs for his home.
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Mooru Darigalu
Jul 18, 1980
एक घर
Jan 01, 1991Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door.
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ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ
Apr 01, 2012In Girish Kasaravalli's gently philosophical character piece, a humble, low-level civil servant cast as the lead in a popular TV serial chronicling the life of Gandhi finds uncanny echoes between his own life and that of the legendary leader — and sets out to correct their mutual failings. (TIFF)
ತಬರನ ಕಥೆ
Apr 01, 1986Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick.
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ತಬರನ ಕಥೆ
Apr 01, 1986Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick.
Drama
एक घर
Jan 01, 1991Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door.
Drama
Avasesh
Jan 01, 1975The film is about a little boy, Hari, as he finds himself neglected and isolated, and his only delight -- his equally uncared-for grandmother -- while being raised in a very conservative Brahman family.
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ಘಟಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ
Jan 01, 1977A 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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ನಾಯಿ ನೆರಳು
Apr 01, 2006Gulabi Talkies
Jul 14, 2008Gulabi is a discarded fifty something woman, an outcast living on an island with the fisher folk. Her obsession for films is fulled with the introduction of a television in her life and her village hut becomes a hub. Gulabi Talkies is a 2008 Kannada film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi.[1] The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi on 14 July 2008, where it won the Best Film and Best Actress awards in the Indian Competition section. Umashree won the National Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.
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Dweepa
Dec 27, 2002Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the residents by giving them compensation for the properties they own. The village temple priest Duggajja, his son Ganapa, and his daughter-in-law Nagi find it impossible to leave their homeland and make a living with the meager compensation given by the government. On the island, they are important people, but outside, they would be one among hundreds of families struggling to make a living. The film narrates the struggles of the family and how ultimately in the end they manage to continue life on the island.
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Haseena
Apr 01, 2004Hasina marries driver Yakub against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters, one of whom is disabled. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realizes it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.
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ತಬರನ ಕಥೆ
Apr 01, 1986Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick.
Drama
ನಾಯಿ ನೆರಳು
Apr 01, 2006
ತಾಯಿ ಸಾಹೇಬ
Apr 01, 1997The story of a Brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. Based on the novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura.
ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯ
Dec 29, 1995The story of Rangajji, a widow who loves to tell stories of fantasy to the children of her village. Rangajji's hardships start when her only son dies young mysteriously. Rangajji goes to live with a distant relative of hers, only to receive a cold welcome. Life goes on endlessly for Rangajji. She longs to tell stories to children, but her freedom is severely restricted
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ಕನಸೆಂಬೋ ಕುದುರೆಯನೇರಿ
Dec 10, 2010Irya, a gravedigger, believes that someone in the village dies every time he dreams of Siddhas. But things change when no death occurs despite him seeing an ascetic in his dreams. Based on anthology of short stories Savaari by Amaresh Nugadoni.
Drama
Gulabi Talkies
Jul 14, 2008Gulabi is a discarded fifty something woman, an outcast living on an island with the fisher folk. Her obsession for films is fulled with the introduction of a television in her life and her village hut becomes a hub. Gulabi Talkies is a 2008 Kannada film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi.[1] The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi on 14 July 2008, where it won the Best Film and Best Actress awards in the Indian Competition section. Umashree won the National Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.
Drama
ಮನೆ
Dec 28, 1989The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.
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ಮನೆ
Dec 28, 1989The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.
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ಮನೆ
Dec 28, 1989The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.
Drama
ಮನೆ
Dec 28, 1989The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.
Drama
Images | Reflections
Apr 13, 2015A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli.
Documentary
Dweepa
Dec 27, 2002Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the residents by giving them compensation for the properties they own. The village temple priest Duggajja, his son Ganapa, and his daughter-in-law Nagi find it impossible to leave their homeland and make a living with the meager compensation given by the government. On the island, they are important people, but outside, they would be one among hundreds of families struggling to make a living. The film narrates the struggles of the family and how ultimately in the end they manage to continue life on the island.
Drama
एक घर
Jan 01, 1991Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door.
Drama
Harikatha Prasanga
Oct 23, 2016A Yakshagana actor who mainly does female roles is faced with his own sexuality and societies outlook.
Drama
ಕುಬಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇಯಾಲ
Jan 01, 1992A remote village is filled with superstitious beliefs and a doctor stationed in the village tries to wipe out all the superstition among the villagers.
Drama
ಗ್ರಹಣ
Apr 01, 1978In an annual village ritual six untouchables are chosen to be high caste figures for two weeks and have to undergo intensive and vigorous purification and mortification processes.
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Avsesh
Jul 17, 1975Avsesh was made in 1975 by Girish Kasaravalli when he was a student in FTII. The film was declared the Best Student Film of the year and also went on to win the National Award for Best Experimental Short Film.
ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯ
Dec 29, 1995The story of Rangajji, a widow who loves to tell stories of fantasy to the children of her village. Rangajji's hardships start when her only son dies young mysteriously. Rangajji goes to live with a distant relative of hers, only to receive a cold welcome. Life goes on endlessly for Rangajji. She longs to tell stories to children, but her freedom is severely restricted
Drama
ಕನಸೆಂಬೋ ಕುದುರೆಯನೇರಿ
Dec 10, 2010Irya, a gravedigger, believes that someone in the village dies every time he dreams of Siddhas. But things change when no death occurs despite him seeing an ascetic in his dreams. Based on anthology of short stories Savaari by Amaresh Nugadoni.
Drama
ಘಟಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ
Jan 01, 1977A young brahmin boy studying in a village away from home and a young widow isolated by her condition form a bond.
Drama
ತಾಯಿ ಸಾಹೇಬ
Apr 01, 1997The story of a Brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. Based on the novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura.
akramana
Jan 01, 1970Akramana (Kannada: ಆಕ್ರಮಣ) is a 1980 Indian Kannada film, directed by Girish Kasaravalli and produced by Sharath Kumar and S. Rao. The film stars Vijayakashi, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Padmashree and Chandrakumar Jain in the lead roles. The film has musical score by B. V. Karanth.[
ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ
Apr 01, 2012In Girish Kasaravalli's gently philosophical character piece, a humble, low-level civil servant cast as the lead in a popular TV serial chronicling the life of Gandhi finds uncanny echoes between his own life and that of the legendary leader — and sets out to correct their mutual failings. (TIFF)
ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಭೂತ
Jan 01, 1990When a retired father and his daughter from Mumbai moves into a house in a village rumored to be haunted faces paranormal activities. They must uncover the secret with the help of Sreenivas, a friend of the daughter.
Mystery
