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Singaravva

Another View 2003 / Singaravva / India 2002

Singari, a young girl longing for partnership, love and self-discovery, has to face the callous, selfish and despotic world of her father and husband, whom her father has chosen for her entirely for his own gain, without regard for his daughter’s happiness.  

Singaravva Singaravva

Synopsis

Singari is the daughter of one of three wives of the corrupt and covetous Gowda. He first marries her off to a corpse just to acquire the property of the deceased, then, for similar motives, to the maharajah Desai, an impotent, smug pervert. Desai’s mother longs for a grandson to continue the line, but Desai is unable to function properly, even on the wedding night – he usually faints just at the mere sight of a woman’s thighs. Singari longs for motherhood and a fulfilling partnership, thus, in her despair, she turns to the local shaman who promises that she will become pregnant without conceiving. The shaman, however, turns out to be a conman and coward, like all the men at Desai’s court. Mariya is the exception who avenges the death of his sister at the GOwda´s hands. He kills him and thus saves Singari from losing all the property Gowda had planned to take from her. But other trials await...

About the film

120 min / Color, 35 mm

Director T.S. Nagabharana / Screenplay T.S. Nagabharana, Kotaganahalli Ramayya podle románu Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara "Singaravva Matthu Aramane" / based on the novel of Dr. Chandrashekar Kambar "Singaravva Matthu Aramane" / Dir. of Photography B.C. Gowrishankar / Music C. Ashwat / Editor P.R. Soundarraj / Producer Sandesh Nagaraj / Production Sandesh Combines / Cast Prema, Avinash, Akhila, Shivadwai, Sharath Lohithashwa, Enagi Nataraj, Laxmidevi Enagi, Rangayana Raghu / Contact Sandesh Combines

About the director

T.S. Nagabharana

Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (b. 1953, India) has made around 30 films, various TV programmes, films and series for children, a number of documentaries, and he is also a stage director and actor. His films focus on rural environments which preserve the rich cultural heritage of India; important themes include woman and children, love of the land and the conviction that things need to be called by their proper names. Selected filmography: Grahana (1978), Anveshane (1980), Banker Margayya (1984), Aasphota (1987) (state prize for Best Film), Santa Shishunala Sharifa (1990), Mysoora Mallige (1992), Chynnari Mutta (1993, musical), Naaviddve Eccharike (1995-96), Junamada Jodi (1998) and award-winning Nella (2001), the story of a tribal girl successfully struggling against oppression, tyranny, and cancer. Twelve of his films were honoured with various awards.

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Sandesh Combines
#158 5th Cross Gandinagar, Karnataka State, , Bangalore
India

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