Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane (transl. Oh Son, You Become Orphan) or Godhuli is a 1977 Indian drama film co-directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Maanu, Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah.[1] It is based on the Kannada novel Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, written by S. L. Byrappa as an allegory for nation-building and the clash of modernity with tradition in rural India. It portrays the story of a modern agriculturist who returns from US after studying agriculture and brings his American wife to the village.[2] [3] The film won the Filmfare for ‘Best Film’ (Kannada) and Maanu won ‘Best Actor’ (Kannada) at the 25th Filmfare Awards South (1978). The film was made in Hindi and Kannada versions: Godhuli (transl. The Hour of the Gods).[4][1]
| Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane | |
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| Directed by | Girish Karnad B. V. Karanth |
| Written by | S. L. Bhyrappa(Story) Kanakanahalli Gopi(Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Girish Karnad B. V. Karanth |
| Based on | Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane by S. L. Bhyrappa |
| Produced by | B. M. Venkatesh Chandulal Jain |
| Starring | Nasiruddin Shah Lakshmi Krishnamurthy Maanu Paula Lindsay T. S. Nagabharana Om Puri |
| Cinematography | A. K. Bir |
| Edited by | P. Bhakthavathsalam |
| Music by | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
Production company | Maharaja Movies |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Hindi |
Godhuli was included the 1984 International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[1] At the 25th National Film Awards, S. P. Ramanathan won the Best Audiography.[5][6] It won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay at the 27th Filmfare Awards for Girish Karnad and B.V. Karanth.[7]
Plot
The movie explores the cultural problems experienced by an American woman, newly married to an Indian, adjusting to Indian norms and customs. It depicts a modern man who studies agriculture in the United States, returns to India with an American wife with their different views. The theme is one of alienation from fellow human beings.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Venkataramana Shastri
- Lakshmi Krishnamurthy as Thaiyavva
- Paula Lindsay as Lydia
- Kannada cast
- Maanu as Kalingegowda
- Sundar Raj as Yengta
- T. S. Nagabharana
- Sudheer
- Ramakrishna
- Hindi cast
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Nandan Gowda
- Om Puri as Yengta
Production
The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Godhuli. The casting was different in both languages. The Kannada version has Maanu as the foreign-returned hero, the Hindi, while Kulbhushan Kharbanda portrayed the role in Hindi. For the role of Yengta, Sundar Raja was chosen for Kannada and Om Puri for Hindi. The role of the village priest was initially assigned to two different people however due to a last minute difficulty about the availability of the Kannada actor, Naseerudin Shah did the role in both the languages.[8]
References
- DIFF 1978, p. 101.
- Valicha 1988, p. 81, 99.
- Chakravarty 2011, p. 257-258.
- Ray & Joshi 2005, p. 97.
- "25th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- "25th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- "Best Screenplay Award". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- Batra, Bindu (31 March 1977). "Tabbiliyu Neenade Magane: Confrontation between East and West". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
Bibliography
- Ray, Bibekananda; Joshi, Naveen (2005). Conscience of the race: India's offbeat cinema. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 978-81-230-1298-8.
- Chakravarty, Sumita S. (2011). National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947-1987. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-78985-2.
- DIFF (1978). Indian Cinema. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- Somaaya, Bhawana (2004). Cinema Images And Issues. Rupa Publications. ISBN 978-8129103703.
- Valicha, Kishore (1988). The Moving Image: A Study of Indian Cinema. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-0-86131-681-6.