Pallavi (1976 film)
| Pallavi | |
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| Directed by | P. Lankesh |
| Produced by | K. S. Indira Lankesh |
| Starring | Vimala Naidu P. Lankesh |
| Music by | Rajeev Taranath |
Production company | Indira Lankesh Productions |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 129 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Pallavi (English: Refrain) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by novelist P. Lankesh, in his directorial debut. He also stars, alongside Vimala Naidu. The film is based on his own novel Biruku, and won three National Film Awards: Second Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film in Kannada and Best Direction. It also won five Karnataka State Film Awards: Best Film, Best Direction (Lankesh), Best Music (Rajeev Taranath), Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues (Lankesh).
Plot
Shanta (Vimala Naidu) is a bouncy university teenager who idolises film actresses. She is as idealistic as her boyfriend Chandru. The two apply for the same job, which only Shanta gets. She eventually marries her boss, Jagannathan (P. Lankesh), but continues working. Her old boyfriend suddenly resurfaces, a fugitive from justice, and accuses her of having sold out in return for security.[1][2]
Production
Pallavi is novelist P. Lankesh's debut into the film industry as actor and director.[3] He quit his career as an academic to direct the film, an adaptation of his own novel Biruku.[4] It was produced by K. S. Indira Lankesh under the banner Indira Lankesh Productions.[1][5] P. Lankesh's voice was dubbed by T. S. Ranga.[6] One of the themes of the film was student union revolution.[7]
Music
The music of the film was composed by Rajeev Taranath.[1]
Reception
Peter Cowie wrote in the book International Film Guide 1978, "Pallavi has some of the flaws common to a first film (Lankesh, much admired as a Kannada writer, is new to the cinema), but is actually very competent and unswerving in its denunciation of the primitive role still accorded to most Indian women."[8] At the 24th National Film Awards, Pallavi won in three categories: Second Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film in Kannada and Best Direction for Lankesh.[9][10] It won in five categories at the Karnataka State Film Awards: Best Film, Best Direction (Lankesh), Best Music (Rajeev Taranath), Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues (Lankesh).[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 429.
- ^ Indian Cinema. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1978.
Pallavi is about a typical, slightly headstrong college girl, Shanta, whose heroines are film-stars and whose ambition is to pass her B.A. exam at the first attempt.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 137.
- ^ "The Mastermind and Kingmaker – P Lankesh". Karnataka.com. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ National Film Festival, Volumes 27-31. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1979. p. 70. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 April 2018). "A silent voice exits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ George, Nina C (4 July 2018). "On my pinboard — Indrajit Lankesh". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cowie, Peter (1977). International Film Guide 1978. Tantivy Press. p. 195.
- ^ "Elitist double standards?". India Today. 15 September 1977. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ India, a reference annual. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1978. p. 151. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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Bibliography
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 019-563579-5.
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