Giddh

Giddh
Directed by	T.S. Ranga
Produced by	T.S. Ranga
Starring	Smita Patil Om Puri Nana Patekar
Edited by	Aruna-Vikas
Music by	B.V. Karanth
Release date	1984 (1984)
Running time	1 hr. 53 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Giddh (The Vultures) is a 1984 Hindi film directed by T.S. Ranga starring Smita Patil, Om Puri and Nana Patekar among others. ^[1] The film won Special Jury Award (32nd National Film Awards) for in-depth depiction of the helplessness of people struggling against the Devadasi tradition. ^[2]

Plot

In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devadasi tradition according to which young girls are given up^{[ by whom? ]} in the service of Goddess Yellamma. The landlords, priests and other men take advantage of these young girls and pimps like Veerapppan take them to brothels in Bombay. Bhashya, a laborer and his wife Hanumi lead an attempt at awakening against the practice by deciding to save Laksmi from becoming a Devadasi with the help of Masterji, going against the powerful feudal lord Desai. ^[3]

Cast

• Smita Patil as Hanumi
• Om Puri as Basya
• Nana Patekar as Veerappan
• Savita Bajaj as Sundri
• Vikas Desai as Patil
• Vijay Kashyap as Katra
• Achyut Potdar as Desai
• M.K. Raina as Masterji
• S. Sathyendra (uncredited) ^[4]

References

1. "Giddh". Indian Cine.ma: Online Archive of Indian Film. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
2. "32nd National Film Festival-1985". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. "Alternate Movies". Parallel Cinema. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
4. "Meet Mr. Versatile". The Hindu . 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

• Giddh at IMDb
• Giddh at Rotten Tomatoes