Hannele Chiguridaga
Original title: ಹಣ್ಣೆಲೆ ಚಿಗುರಿದಾಗ (transl. When the old leaf rejuvenated)
“Legitimacy of patriarchal despotism”
7.0(1)19682h 41mKN
Directed by M. R. Vittal
Based on Triveni's novel. An orthodox patriarch (Nagendra Rao) is upset when one of his five sons (Arun Kumar) wants to marry a theatre actress (Premalatha). The old man’s daughter Malathi (Kalpana) is widowed and her friend Prasad (Rajkumar), who had arranged Malathi’s marriage, also loses his wife. The patriarch refuses to let Malathi marry Prasad, leading to extensive debate and a revolt within the family before he relents. The original novel, working within a social reform tradition, strongly advocated widow remarriage
