“Legitimacy of patriarchal despotism”
Based on Triveni's novel. An orthodox patriarch (Nagendra Rao) is upset when one of his five sons (Arun Kumar) wants to marry a theatre actress (Premalatha). The old man’s daughter Malathi (Kalpana) is widowed and her friend Prasad (Rajkumar), who had arranged Malathi’s marriage, also loses his wife. The patriarch refuses to let Malathi marry Prasad, leading to extensive debate and a revolt within the family before he relents. The original novel, working within a social reform tradition, strongly advocated widow remarriage
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M. R. Vittal Director · Triveni Writer
First release July 25, 1968 · Original title ಹಣ್ಣೆಲೆ ಚಿಗುರಿದಾಗ (transl. When the old leaf rejuvenated)
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Original title
ಹಣ್ಣೆಲೆ ಚಿಗುರಿದಾಗ (transl. When the old leaf rejuvenated)
Original language
Kannada
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Kannada
Release dates
India · July 25, 1968
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