• 1977
  • 2h 24m
The Ritual

Summary A young Brahmin Vedic school student, who is from an aristocratic family, befriends his school master's daughter who is a pregnant widow. The boy tries but fails in concealing his friend's pregnancy. The widow has an abortion forced on her, has the eponymous ritual performed on her and is excommunicated. The student returns home as his school shuts down. View more details

  • 1977
  • 2h 24m

The Ritual

Directed : Girish Kasaravalli

Written : Girish Kasaravalli U.R. Ananthamurthy K.V. Subanna

Stars : Narayan Bhatt Ramaswamy Iyengar Janganath Ajith Kumar

All cast & crew

7.5

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Feb 6, 1977

Countries of origin : India

Language : Kannada

Production companies : Suvarnagiri Films

Summary A young Brahmin Vedic school student, who is from an aristocratic family, befriends his school master's daughter who is a pregnant widow. The boy tries but fails in concealing his friend's pregnancy. The widow has an abortion forced on her, has the eponymous ritual performed on her and is excommunicated. The student returns home as his school shuts down. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Feb 6, 1977

Countries of origin : India

Language : Kannada

Production companies : Suvarnagiri Films

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Ghatashraddha (1977)
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