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{{Infobox film<br />
|name = Grahana<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|director = [[T. S. Nagabharana]]<br />
|producer = D. Rame Gowda <br/> D. Shivaram <br/> D. Venkatesh<br />
|writer = Kodalli Shivaram<br />
|screenplay = T. S. Ranga <br/> [[T. S. Nagabharana]]<br />
|narrator =<br />
|starring = [[G. K. Govinda Rao]]<br>Malathi Rao<br>[[S. Sathyendra|Sathyendra]]<br />
|music = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
|cinematography = [[S. Ramachandra]]<br />
|editing = J. Stanley<br />
|distributor = Harsha Pictures<br />
|released = {{Film date|1978}}<br />
|runtime = 101 minutes<br />
|country = India<br />
|language = Kannada<br />
|budget =<br />
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'''''Grahana''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಗ್ರಹಣ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|Eclipse}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada]] [[drama film|drama]] film directed by [[T. S. Nagabharana]] and starring [[G. K. Govinda Rao]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/arts-books-culture/govinda-rao-actor-teacher-and-bard-lover-1043263.html | title=Govinda Rao: Actor, teacher and Bard lover |work=[[Deccan Herald]]| date=23 October 2021 }}</ref><br />
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At the [[26th National Film Awards]], the film was awarded the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]] and [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (T. S. Ranga and [[T. S. Nagabharana]]).<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[G. K. Govinda Rao]] as Narase Gowda<br />
* Malathi Rao as Narase Gowda's wife<br />
* [[S. Sathyendra|Sathyendra]] as Puttaswamy Gowda<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was initially conceived as a documentary before becoming a feature film. The film was mostly shot in the Honganuru village, where Nagabharana's grandfather had a house. Shooting progressed based on the number of [[Negative_(photography)#Negative_film|negatives]] available similar to how it was done in theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/a-story-for-all-times/article19905312.ece|title=A story for all times|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 October 2017|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831073831/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/a-story-for-all-times/article19905312.ece|archive-date=31 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and honors==<br />
'''[[26th National Film Awards|National Film Awards 1978]]'''<br />
* Best Film on [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|National Integration]]<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] – T S Ranga, T S Nagabharana<br />
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'''[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] 1978-79'''<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|First Best Film]]<br />
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer (B&W)]] – [[S. Ramachandra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 Kannada-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by T. S. Nagabharana]]<br />
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]]<br />
[[Category:Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:1978 directorial debut films]]<br />
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