Samskara review
Critics praise Girish Karnad's understated lead performance and the film's structurally daring, oblique look at Brahminical hypocrisy, though one later reading argues it ends up upholding rather than indicting that order, with only minor supporting acting as a complaint.
Samskara (1970, Kannada) has a Filmi Score of 72 from 3 critic reviews.
Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.
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Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa customs, his last rites must be performed at the earliest. However, due to Narayanappa's rebellious actions in life, which included eating meat, consuming liquor and marrying a prostitute, there is disagreement amongst the Brahmins of the village as to who will perform his rites.
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Samskara has a Filmi Score of 72 (Very good), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 52 (Upperstall.com) to 87 (Dustedoff). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.