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.
Title | Samskara |
---|---|
Year | 1970 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | India |
Studio | Ramamanohara Chitra |
Cast | Girish Karnad, P. Lankesh, Snehalata Reddy, B.R. Jayaram, Dasharathi Dixit, Lakshmi Krishnamurthy |
Crew | Pattabhirama Reddy (Producer), Pattabhirama Reddy (Director), Rajeev Taranath (Music), Tom Cowan (Director of Photography), Girish Karnad (Screenplay), U. R. Ananthamurthy (Novel) |
Keyword | death, caste system, morality tale, casteism |
Release | May 13, 1970 |
Runtime | 113 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 5 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | ????? |