UYYALE N. LAKSHMINARAYAN

The film follows Radha, a woman increasingly isolated by her husband Seshagiri Rao, a professor more devoted to his academic research than his domestic life. The emotional chasm between them widens. Into this void enters Krishna. As a deep, forbidden bond forms between Radha and Krishna, the film navigates the tension between individual desire and the moral structures of 1960s society.

ಈ ಚಿತ್ರವು ರಾಧಾ ಎಂಬಾಕೆಯ ಬದುಕಿನ ಸುತ್ತ ಸಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ತನ್ನ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿರುವ ಪತಿ ಶೇಷಗಿರಿ ರಾಯನ ಉಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ ರಾಧಾ ದಿನೇ ದಿನೇ ಒಂಟಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಸಂಸಾರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಕ್ ವಿಚಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ನೀಡುವ ಪತಿಯ ವರ್ತನೆಯಿಂದ ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರ ನಡುವಿನ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಅಂತರ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಾ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಶೂನ್ಯತೆಯ ನಡುವೆ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಪ್ರವೇಶವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ರಾಧಾ ಮತ್ತು ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ನಡುವೆ ಬೆಳೆಯುವ ಗಾಢ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಗೂಢ ಸಂಬಂಧವು, ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಬಯಕೆ ಮತ್ತು 1960ರ ದಶಕದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೈತಿಕ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಘರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಈ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Gopal-Lakshman

Screenplay :

N. Lakshminarayan

Director of Photography :

N. G. Rao

Editor :

P. Bhaktavatsalam

Music :

Vijaya Bhaskar

Sound :

D. Mohanasundaram, K. Rajagopalan

Cast :

Dr. Rajkumar, Kalpana, K. S. Ashwath, T. N. Balakrishna, Jayashree, Papamma, Ramadevi, Premalatha, Baby Girija, Umashree, Malashree, Namdev, Dr. Sridhar, N. K. Narasimhaiah, M. Leelavathi

Premier Status :

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Awards - Winner :

Karnataka State Film Awards, 1969 (Second Best Film, Best Story Writer)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Screened at IFFI (Retrospective Sections in 1992 and 2019)

N. Lakshminarayan (1930 - 1991), born in Srirangapatna, was a visionary of Kannada cinema. A graduate of S.J. Polytechnic, he worked under R. Nagendra Rao before making the silent short Bliss. He debuted with NAANDI (1964). Renowned for poetic realism, his acclaimed works include UYYAALE (1969), MUKTI (1970), ABACHURINA POST OFFICE (1973), and BETTADA HOOVU (1985). He is celebrated for bridging the gap between artistic integrity and mainstream appeal.