GHATASHRADDHA (The Ritual)

India, 1977
Length: 108 min'
Director: Girish Kasaravalli

Directed by: Girish Kasaravalli
Screenplay: Girish Kasaravalli
Producer: Sadananda Suvarna
Production Company:Suvarna Cine Complex
Cinematography: S. Ramachandra
Music: B. V. Karanth
Cast: Meena Kuttappa, Ajith Kumar, Narayana Bhat, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Prakash Bhat, H. G. Somashekar Rao

Set in South India, “Ghatashraddha” tells the tragic story of Yamuna, a young widow living in a Vedic school with her father. After being seduced and made pregnant by a local schoolteacher, she becomes an outcast when her own father performs a death ritual for her while she is still alive. Directed by Girish Kasaravalli, the film portrays the rigidity of Brahmin orthodoxy and the impact of patriarchal social norms.

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