| 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 byS. 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 |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Kannada Hindi |
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane (pronunciationⓘtransl. Oh Son, You've Become An Orphan) orGodhuli is a 1977 Indiandrama film co-directed byGirish Karnad andB. V. Karanth, starringKulbhushan Kharbanda,Maanu,Om Puri andNaseeruddin Shah.[1] It is based on the Kannada novelTabbaliyu Neenade Magane, written byS. 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 the 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 the25th 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 in the 1984International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[1] At the25th National Film Awards, S. P. Ramanathan won theBest Audiography.[5][6] It won theFilmfare Award for Best Screenplay at the27th Filmfare Awards for Girish Karnad andB.V. Karanth.[7]
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 and returns to India with an American wife with different views. The theme is one of alienation from fellow human beings.
The film was simultaneously made in Hindi asGodhuli. The casting was different in both languages. The Kannada version has Maanu as the foreign-returned hero, 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 languages.[8]
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