Rent The Ritual (1977)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 55min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- In rural India an unlikely friendship develops between a lonely young boy studying at a religious school and the headmaster's widowed daughter. He is bullied by his schoolmates, she is concealing a forbidden relationship; their bond offers much-needed refuge from the cruel orthodoxy of village life. This spare, haunting drama reveals how rigid codes of caste and ritual purity lead to devastating consequences. Weaving together uncompromising political critique with a deeply affecting coming-of-age tale, the film is recognised as a key work of Indian Parallel Cinema.
- Actors:
- Narayan Bhatt, Ramaswamy Iyengar, Janganath, Ajith Kumar, Shanta Kumari, Meena Kuttappa, Ramakrishna, Suresh
- Directors:
- Girish Kasaravalli
- Producers:
- Sadananda Suvarna
- Writers:
- Ananthamurthy U.R., Girish Kasaravalli, K.V. Subanna
- Aka:
- Ghatashraddha
- Genres:
- Bollywood, Drama
- Countries:
- India
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/09/2026
- Run Time:
- 115 minutes
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- An exclusive, newly-filmed interview with director Girish Kasaravalli
