Director : Girish KasaravalliGulabi is a midwife who leads a lonely life as her husband Moosa has deserted her. He stays with his second wife in the neighbouring village. Gulabi's zest for happiness and good life is looked down upon by the villagers but she is unperturbed. But she is indispensable to the villagers because of her abilities.
Gulabi has a passion for watching films, which she does by taking a boat to a neighbouring town every day. Her passion for films is so great that she refuses to do her job when watching a film. One day she is bodily lifted by the theatre owner when his daughter develops complications.
When Gulabi brings a colour television set with a cable connection to her house, not only the villagers but even her deserted husband Moosa start visiting her house to watch films.
It is here that Kasaravalli shows the hypocrisy that exists in our society in a very subtle way.Girish Kasaravallii has taken a leaf out of Vaidehi's small story and has worked deftly on the script. The dialogues are of the Kundapura accent while the language spoken by Muslims is also very real. In fact, the dialogues are the best part of the film which truly reflect the despair, aspirations and happiness of the people of the village.
Review Courtesy : rediff.com
Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli (born 1950) is a legendary movie director of international repute in Kannada. He is a well known name among the directors of parallel cinema in India. Girish Kasaravalli has to his distinction four Golden Lotus Awards for the eleven films he has directed so far. He is a perfectionist and works on his script and screenplay for months together. A gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Girish Kasaravalli started his career in films with Ghatashraddha. This film launched him as a promising and potential director. In his thirty years in the field, Girish Kasaravalli has directed eleven films and a tele serial.
Rating: 7.0/10
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