Grahana (1978)
ಗ್ರಹಣ
The Eclipse
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.
- Date of release
- 1978-04-01
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- T. S. Nagabharana
Casting
- Ananad Pericharan — Puttaswamy Gowda
- G.K. Govinda Rao — Narase Gowda
- Malathi Rao — Wife of Narase Gowda
- B.S. Achar
Interesting facts
Grahana ( transl. Eclipse) is a 1978 Indian Kannada drama film directed by T. S. Nagabharana and starring G. K. Govinda Rao.
Production
The film was initially conceived as a documentary before becoming a feature film. The film was mostly shot in the Honganuru village, where Nagabharana's grandfather had a house. Shooting progressed based on the number of negatives available similar to how it was done in theatre.
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