Samskara

Samskara

1970
1h 53m
6.8

6.8/10

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Drama
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.

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Language: KN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ramamanohara Chitra
Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Kannada

Keywords

death caste system morality tale casteism

Quick Facts

Original Title ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ
Release Date May 13, 1970
Status Released
Language KN
IMDb ID tt0066324

Cast

Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad

Praneshacharya

Snehalata Reddy
Snehalata Reddy

Chandri

B.R. Jayaram
B.R. Jayaram

P. Lankesh
P. Lankesh

Narayanappa

Pradhan
Pradhan

Dasharathi Dixit
Dasharathi Dixit

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Jayadev
Jayadev

Arputa Rani
Arputa Rani

Loknath
Loknath

C. R. Simha
C. R. Simha

Bhargavi Narayan
Bhargavi Narayan

Key Crew

Pattabhirama Reddy
Director
Pattabhirama Reddy
Producer
Girish Karnad
Screenplay
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Executive Producer
Pattabhirama Reddy
Screenplay