Kanchana Sita (1978)
The film interprets a story from the Uttara Kanda of the epic poem Ramayana, where Rama sends his wife, Sita, to the jungle to satisfy his subjects. Sita is never actually seen in the film, but her virtual presence is compellingly evoked in the moods of the forest and the elements. The film retells the epic from a womens' liberationist perspective, and is about the tragedy of power and the sacrifices that adherence to dharma demands, including abandoning a chaste wife.
Director: Govindan Aravindan
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Ramdas as Rama |
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Keshav Panicker as Valmiki |
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Ravindram Nair as |
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Chinnapuliah as |
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Venkateswarlu as |
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Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao as |
| Camera | Shaji N. Karun | Director of Photography |
| Art | Namboodri | Production Design |
| Directing | Govindan Aravindan | Director |
| Writing | Govindan Aravindan | Writer |
| Production | K Raveendran Nair | Producer |
| Editing | Ramesan | Editor |
| Sound | Rajeev Taranath | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Valmiki | Original Story |
