Located 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...
Hasina 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...
A remote village is filled with superstitious beliefs and a doctor stationed in the village tries to wipe out all the superstition among the villagers.
In 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.
In 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)
When 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.
Rajanna 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.
The 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.
Indian 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.
Irya, 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.
Avsesh 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.
Gulabi 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...
The 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.
The 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...
Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli
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Life 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.
