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Samskara

19706.8 / 10113 min
Drama

Overview

Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.

Cast

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Praneshacharya

Snehalata Reddy

Snehalata Reddy

Chandri

B.R. Jayaram

B.R. Jayaram

P. Lankesh

P. Lankesh

Narayanappa

Pradhan

Pradhan

Dasharathi Dixit

Dasharathi Dixit

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Lakshmi Krishnamurthy

Jayadev

Jayadev

Arputa Rani

Arputa Rani

Crew

Pattabhirama Reddy

Pattabhirama Reddy

Director

Pattabhirama Reddy

Pattabhirama Reddy

Producer

Rajeev Taranath

Rajeev Taranath

Music

Tom Cowan

Tom Cowan

Director of Photography

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Screenplay

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Dialogue

U. R. Ananthamurthy

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Novel

S. G. Vasudev

S. G. Vasudev

Art Direction

Steven Carthew

Steven Carthew

Editor

Kumar

Kumar

Settings

Santanam

Santanam

Production Manager

Kanakanahalli Gopi

Kanakanahalli Gopi

Assistant Director

Laxman

Laxman

Sound Designer

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Executive Producer