Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (84 min.)) |
Series |
Asian film online |
Summary |
Tiladanam is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors' contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange for money. At odds with his son, Raghuram, a terrorist hunted by the police, Subbaiah has to perform an arcane, yet expensive, ritual to save his son and grandson from an evil influence. Portraying a father's belief in his religion and traditions versus his son's revolutionary ideology, the film focuses on the changing economic position of the Brahmins in today's changing times |
Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013) |
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This edition in Telegu with English subtitles |
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Nominated 2003 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Best Film |
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Won 2002 National Film Awards, India, Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film |
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Won 2002 Pusan International Film Festival, New Currents Award |
Subject |
Feature films -- India
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Feature films.
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India.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Śāstri, Ke. En. Ṭi, film director.
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Brahmaji, actor.
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Dattatreya, H. G, actor.
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Sheela, Jaya, actor.
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