
Girish Kasaravalli
Directing
Biography
Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films; Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thaayi Saheba (1997) and Dweepa (2002). In 2011, he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.
Known For

Guddada Bhootha is a thriller, Indian television mini-series which has a suspense storyline based on a Tulu drama shows the country life of Tulu Nadu region of India. The series was produced by popular director Girish Kasaravalli. It had Prakash Rai as the lead actor. The story of the serial is all about what happens when a retired father and his daughter from Mumbai move into a house in a village rumored to be haunted, where they face paranormal activities. And how they uncover the secrets with the help of Sreenivas, a friend of the daughter.
Guddada Bhootha

Nagi is the pillar of her small family that includes her husband and her rigid father-in-law. Faced with the possibility of losing her home due to the construction of a dam, Nagi proves her strength.
The Island

Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door.
Ek Ghar

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.
Celluloid Man

In Girish Kasaravalli's gently philosophical character piece, a humble, low-level civil servant cast as the lead in a popular TV serial chronicling the life of Gandhi finds uncanny echoes between his own life and that of the legendary leader — and sets out to correct their mutual failings. (TIFF)
Koormavatara

Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick.
Tabarana Kathe

The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.
Mane

A remote village is filled with superstitious beliefs and a doctor stationed in the village tries to wipe out all the superstition among the villagers.
Kubi Mattu Iyala

When a retired father and his daughter from Mumbai moves into a house in a village rumored to be haunted faces paranormal activities. They must uncover the secret with the help of Sreenivas, a friend of the daughter.
Guddada Bhootha

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Akramana

A young brahmin boy studying in a village away from home and a young widow isolated by her condition form a bond.
The Ritual

In an annual village ritual six untouchables are chosen to be high caste figures for two weeks and have to undergo intensive and vigorous purification and mortification processes.
Grahana

The story of Rangajji, a widow who loves to tell stories of fantasy to the children of her village. Rangajji's hardships start when her only son dies young mysteriously. Rangajji goes to live with a distant relative of hers, only to receive a cold welcome. Life goes on endlessly for Rangajji. She longs to tell stories to children, but her freedom is severely restricted
Kraurya

Hasina marries driver Yakub against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters, one of whom is disabled. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realizes it is yet another girl, he becomes at turns abusive and neglectful, eventually leaving Hasina to fend for herself.
Haseena

Gulabi is a discarded fifty something woman, an outcast living on an island with the fisher folk. Her obsession for films is fulled with the introduction of a television in her life and her village hut becomes a hub. Gulabi Talkies is a 2008 Kannada film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi.[1] The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in New Delhi on 14 July 2008, where it won the Best Film and Best Actress awards in the Indian Competition section. Umashree won the National Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.
Gulabi Talkies
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ಗೃಹಭಂಗ

The story of a Brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. Based on the novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura.
Thayi Saheba

A widow meets a young man who claims to be her husband, reincarnated.
Naayi Neralu

Avsesh was made in 1975 by Girish Kasaravalli when he was a student in FTII. The film was declared the Best Student Film of the year and also went on to win the National Award for Best Experimental Short Film.
Avsesh
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