Girish Kasaravalli

Can Neither Stay Here Nor Journey Beyond (2020)

Naga, an eleven-year-old boy from a rural background is employed by a family in Mumbai to look after their child. Naga longs for his home. ...

Chronicles of Hari (2016)

A Yakshagana actor who mainly does female roles is faced with his own sexuality and societies outlook. ...

Images | Reflections (2015)

A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli. ...

Koormavatara (2012)

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 o ...

Kanasembo Kudureyaneri (2010)

Irya, a gravedigger, believes that someone in the village dies every time he dreams of Siddhas. But things change when no death occurs despite him seeing an ascetic in his dreams. Based on anthology of short stories Savaari by Amaresh Nugadoni. ...

Gulabi Talkies (2008)

Gulabi is a discarded fifty something woman, an outcast living on an island with the fisher folk. Her obsession for films is fulled with the introduction of a television in her life and her village hut becomes a hub. Gulabi Talkies is a 2008 Kannada film ...

Naayi Neralu (2006)

A widow meets a young man who claims to be her husband, reincarnated. ...

Haseena (2004)

Hasina marries driver Yakub against his mother's wishes. The couple have three daughters, one of whom is disabled. Pregnant with their fourth child, the couple break social codes and do a pregnancy scan to ascertain the baby's gender. When Yakub realizes i ...

The Island (2002)

Nagi is the pillar of her small family that includes her husband and her rigid father-in-law. Faced with the possibility of losing her home due to the construction of a dam, Nagi proves her strength. ...

Thayi Saheba (1997)

The story of a Brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. Based on the novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura. ...

Kraurya (1995)

The story of Rangajji, a widow who loves to tell stories of fantasy to the children of her village. Rangajji's hardships start when her only son dies young mysteriously. Rangajji goes to live with a distant relative of hers, only to receive a cold welcome. ...

Kubi and Iyala (1992)

Kubi Matthu Iyala is a 1992 Indian Kannada comedy drama film directed and produced by Sadanand Suvarna and written by Poornachandra Tejaswi based on his own story. The film featured Charuhasan , Raghubir Yadav, Lalithanjali and Vaishali Kasaravalli in the ...

Kubi Mattu Iyala (1992)

A remote village is filled with superstitious beliefs and a doctor stationed in the village tries to wipe out all the superstition among the villagers. ...

Ek Ghar (1991)

Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. Things are fine till, one day, a loud workshop opens up next door. ...

Mane (1989)

The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep. ...

Tabarana Kathe (1986)

Tabara Shetty serves the government till his retirement. But problems emerge after his retirement. Matters worsen when his wife and only companion falls sick. ...

Mooru Darigalu (1980)

Akramana (1979)

Grahana (1978)

In an annual village ritual six untouchables are chosen to be high caste figures for two weeks and have to undergo intensive and vigorous purification and mortification processes. ...

The Ritual (1977)

A young brahmin boy studying in a village away from home and a young widow isolated by her condition form a bond. ...

Avsesh (1975)

Avsesh was made in 1975 by Girish Kasaravalli when he was a student in FTII. The film was declared the Best Student Film of the year and also went on to win the National Award for Best Experimental Short Film. ...

Avasesh (1975)

The film is about a little boy, Hari, as he finds himself neglected and isolated, and his only delight -- his equally uncared-for grandmother -- while being raised in a very conservative Brahman family. ...

Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli (2015)

Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli is a collection of portraits sketched by colleagues, friends, family, filmmakers, and film critics, providing insights into the intricate layers of Kasaravalli's cinema and exploring the nuances of his fi ...

Images | Reflections (2015)

A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli. ...

Celluloid Man (2012)

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant. ...