1977 | India | Fiction

Ghatashraddha (The Ritual)

  • Kannada - 120 mins
  • Director | Girish Kasaravalli
  • Writer | U.R. Ananthamurthy, Girish Kasaravalli, K.V. Subanna
  • Producer | Sadananda Suvarna

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

A young Brahmin Vedic school student, who is from an aristocratic family, befriends his school master's daughter who is a pregnant widow. The boy tries but fails in concealing his friend's pregnancy. The widow has an abortion forced on her, has the eponymous ritual performed on her and is excommunicated. The student returns home as his school shuts down.

Drama Tragedy Vedic Tradition Aristocracy Friendship Social Issues Abortion Excommunication Rituals School Life
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