Pallavi (1976 film)

Pallavi
Poster
Directed by P. Lankesh
Produced by K. S. Indira Lankesh
Based on Biruku
by P. 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 429.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 137.
  4. ↑ "The Mastermind and Kingmaker – P Lankesh". Karnataka.com. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ↑ National Film Festival, Volumes 27-31. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1979. p. 70. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 April 2018). "A silent voice exits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Cowie, Peter (1977). International Film Guide 1978. Tantivy Press. p. 195.
  9. ↑ "Elitist double standards?". India Today. 15 September 1977. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  10. ↑ India, a reference annual. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1978. p. 151. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Pallavi - 1976 DVD (Award Winning Movie)". Kannada Store. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

Bibliography

  • Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 019-563579-5.
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