The Cleansing Rites

The Cleansing Rites

105 mins | Jan. 1, 2005

Suddha depicts the death of the feudal system that existed among the Tulu speaking community in coastal Karnataka for many years, and the impact of The Land Ceiling Act, which was ushered in during the sixties and seventies, on its social structure. It is the story of modern India - of changing caste equations and a realisation of this reality among the land owning class, albeit a bit late. Though the film is set in a remote village near Mangalore, it could well have happened in any other village elsewhere in India. An ex-landlord family comes to terms with the fact that they are living in their last leg of feudal existence when it cannot perform a last rites in a grand manner in which it was once used to.

The Cleansing Rites

105 mins | Jan. 1, 2005

The Cleansing Rites
Suddha depicts the death of the feudal system that existed among the Tulu speaking community in coastal Karnataka for many years, and the impact of The Land Ceiling Act, which was ushered in during the sixties and seventies, on its social structure. It is the story of modern India - of changing caste equations and a realisation of this reality among the land owning class, albeit a bit late. Though the film is set in a remote village near Mangalore, it could well have happened in any other village elsewhere in India. An ex-landlord family comes to terms with the fact that they are living in their last leg of feudal existence when it cannot perform a last rites in a grand manner in which it was once used to.
Producers
Original title Suddha
Directors Ramchandra P.N.
Writers Narayana Nandalike, Ramchandra P.N.

Cast

Sharada Devi

as Radha

Bharathi Jain

as Jaaji

Jagatpal Jain

as Booba

Aasha Marnad

as Shobha

Gopal Marnad

as Gopal

Mohandas

as Guruva

Sujata Mudradi

as Rashmi

Subhash Padiwaal

as Guttinaar

Boja Shetty

as Ramanna