Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
Poster
Directed byGirish Karnad
B. V. Karanth
Written byS. L. Bhyrappa(Story)
Kanakanahalli Gopi(Dialogue)
Screenplay byGirish Karnad
B. V. Karanth
Based onTabbaliyu Neenade Magane
by S. L. Bhyrappa
Produced byB. M. Venkatesh
Chandulal Jain
StarringNasiruddin Shah
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
Maanu
Paula Lindsay
T. S. Nagabharana
Om Puri
CinematographyA. K. Bir
Edited byP. Bhakthavathsalam
Music byBhaskar Chandavarkar
Production
company
Maharaja Movies
Release date
1977
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesKannada
Hindi

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]

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
Hindi cast

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

  1. 1 2 3 DIFF 1978, p. 101.
  2. ↑ Valicha 1988, p. 81, 99.
  3. ↑ Chakravarty 2011, p. 257-258.
  4. ↑ Ray & Joshi 2005, p. 97.
  5. ↑ "25th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "25th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Best Screenplay Award". Official Listings, Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ↑ 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.

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