Koormavatara (2012)
2h 5m
Running Time
April 1, 2012
Release Date
Plot.
In Girish Kasaravalli's gently philosophical character piece, a humble, low-level civil servant cast as the lead in a popular TV serial chronicling the life of Gandhi finds uncanny echoes between his own life and that of the legendary leader — and sets out to correct their mutual failings. (TIFF)
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Cast & Crew.
Shikaripura Krishnamurthy
Anand Rao / Mahatma Gandhi
Jayanthi
Susheela / Kasturba Gandhi
Apoorva Kasaravalli
Chandan
Rashmi Hariprasad
Chasva
Harish Raju
Nathuram Godse
Girish Kasaravalli
Director / Screenplay
Kum. Veerabhadrappa
Writer
Basantkumar Patil
Producer
G.S. Bhaskar
Director of Photography
M. N. Swamy
Editor
Isaac Thomas Kottukappally
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release Date
April 1, 2012
Original Name
ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ
Status
Released
Running Time
2h 5m
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Wiki.
Koormavatara (Kannada: ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada drama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli, based on short story of the same name written by Kum. Veerabhadrappa. It stars Shikaripura Krishnamurthy, Jayanthi and Apoorva Kasaravalli in the lead roles, and Harish Raj, Cheswa, Rashmi Sumukha, Goa Dattu and Sumukha Bharadwaj feature in ing roles. The story revolves around a government employee cast in a play to portray Mahatma Gandhi, who, on course, realizes that playing Gandhi is easier than imbibing and implementing his principles in real-life.
The film was screened in 17 film festivals and won acclaims Bangkok, New York and Vancouver. At the 59th National Film Awards, it was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada.