Kaadu

Kaadu (1973)

ಕಾಡು

A rural drama about the rivalry between two villages as seen through the eyes of a young boy, Kitti.

Date of release
1973-01-04
TMDB
8.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 21m
Genres
Drama
Director
Girish Karnad

Casting

Interesting facts

Kaadu ( transl. Forest) is a 1973 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by Girish Karnad. The screenplay was based on a novel of the same name by Srikrishna Alanahalli. It stars Master G. S. Nataraj, Amrish Puri and Nandini Bhaktavatsala. The film won awards at the 21st National Film Awards and the 21st Filmfare Awards South.

Production and theme

The film is based on a novel of the same name by Kannada writer Srikrishna Alanahalli. The story combines three interdependent themes – the tragedy that shocks the village, the tragic story of Kamali, and the story of the eight-year-old boy who visualises all these events. The story is seen through the eyes of Kitti.

The film was Karnad's first venture as an independent director. Amrish Puri, a regular face in Shyam Benegal's films was chosen to play the main lead. The cinematography was handled by Govind Nihalani, who was also associated with Benegal. B. V. Karanth composed the film score and was in charge of art direction. T. S.

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