Movie : Kanooru Heggadithi (Mistress of the House of Kanooru)
Banner : Anikethana Chithra
Year : 1999
Cast : Thara, Mallika Prasad, Girish Karnad, Suchendra Prasad, Srinivas Prabhu, Harish Raj, Arundathi Rao, G K Govinda Rao, Prakash Belavadi
Music : B V Karanth
Lyrics : Kuvempu
Dialogues : K B Shivappa, Rama Aithal
Story : Kuvempu (Based on Novel Kanooru Subbamma Heggadithi)
Screenplay : Girish Karnad
Direction : Girish Karnad
Producer : H G Narayan, I P Malle Gowda, C M Narayan
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 19 November 1999
Runtime : 144 min
DVD Features:
- Color
- English Subtitles
- Dolby Digital
- DVD Text
- Jacket Picture
- NTSC (4:3) DVD - All Regions
- Interactive Menus of Songs & Scenes for Easy Access
Awards
National Film Awards 1999 - Best Kannada Film
Karnataka State Film Awards 1999-00 - Second Best Film
Karnataka State Film Awards 1999-00 - Best Actress – Thara
Karnataka State Film Awards 1999-00 - Best Art Director – Shashidhara Adapa
Plot
Set in the Malnad region, the film narrates a story of the land and life of a feudal family in pre-independence Malnad. Subbamma (Tara), third wife of Chandre Gowda (Girish Karnad), is a rebellious mistress of the household and encourages sporadic acts of defiance against men from among her women friends. When her husband dies, she uses her position of authority to avenge all the wrongs ever done by man to woman. Her actions end up destroying her, and her place is taken by liberal intellectual Hooviah.