Director: Suresh Heblikar; Writer: Suresh Heblikar; Producer: K.A. Ashok Pai; Cinematographer: S.R. Bhat; Cast: Srikant, Girish Karnad, Shruti, Suresh Heblikar, G.V. Shivananda
Summary: Kannada psychodrama based on the true-life
case studies of the Pai couple, practicing
psychiatrists and the film’s producers. Usha
(Shruti), daughter of a retired school teacher,
turns down a marriage proposal from a
progressive US-based engineer in favour of
university colleague Vikas (Srikant). Vikas
abandons Usha when his oppressive father
demands a dowry she cannot pay. After
psychiatric treatment, Usha joins a rural
voluntary organisation where she falls for its
leader, Francis (Heblikar). The demise of her
second lover after local gossip takes on
religious overtones causes a further
psychological crisis. The psychiatrist in the film
(Karnad), representing the producers, offers a
sociological critique of the events.
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