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The Ritual / Ghatashraddha
1977
Kannada
India

Directors: Girish Kasaravalli
Synopsis
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.Details of Cast
Meena Kuttappa, Ajith Kumar, Narayana BhatDetails of Crew
DoP S RamachandraEditor Umesh KulkarniMusic B V KaranthProducer Details
Sadananda SuvarnaWriter Details
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