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Savithri
Directed byT. S. Ranga
Screenplay byT. S. Ranga
Story byRam. Sha. Lokapura
StarringH. G. Somashekar Rao
Music byGunasingh
CinematographyBarun Mukherji
Edited byJ. Stanley
Production
company
Hamzu Films
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Savithri (About this soundpronunciation  transl. The Wife) is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by T. S. Ranga starring H. G. Somashekar Rao, Anil Thakker, Vasant Kumar and Ashwini.[1] The film is based on a novel by Ram. Sha. Lokapura. The film won the Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film.[2][3]

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Film director Kenneth George Godwin reviewing the film at the 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, wrote that "T.S. Ranga’s SAVITHRI – THE WIFE is an interesting film with some parallels to Phutane’s film [Sarvasakshi], but without the supernatural overtones and perhaps a bit more difficult for a non-Indian to identify with".[4]

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  1. "Actor Somashekar Rao of 'Mithileya Seetheyaru' fame dies at 86". Mysooru News. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. "A silent voice exits". The Hindu. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023.
  3. "Indian Cinema '79/'80" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013.
  4. Godwin, Kenneth George (2 November 2024). "The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part three". Cagey Films.

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