Samskara

1h 53m
Drama
6.8

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
Praneshacharya
Snehalata Reddy
Chandri
B.R. Jayaram
Unknown
P. Lankesh
Narayanappa
Pradhan
Unknown
Dasharathi Dixit
Unknown
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Unknown
Jayadev
Unknown
Arputa Rani
Unknown
Loknath
Unknown
C. R. Simha
Unknown
Bhargavi Narayan
Unknown

Crew

Pattabhirama Reddy
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Girish Karnad
Screenplay, Dialogue
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Story, Novel
Steven Carthew
Editor
Tom Cowan
Director of Photography
Kanakanahalli Gopi
Assistant Director
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Executive Producer
Laxman
Sound Designer
Rajeev Taranath
Original Music Composer
Santanam
Production Manager
S. G. Vasudev
Art Direction
Kumar
Settings

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