Tunga, a young woman who has speech and hearing impairment, faces humiliation, neglect and other challenges in her life because of her limitations.
Acting
Aarathi's wordless performance — every glance destroys you.
Direction
Puttanna Kanagal's empathetic lens, never exploitative.
Writing
Jada Bharata's novel adapted with rare sensitivity.
Director
S.R. Puttanna Kanagal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Puttanna Kanagal was Kannada cinema's 'Chitra Brahma' who consistently centered marginalized women, making this part of a radical 1970s feminist filmography.
Aarathi won the Filmfare Best Actress (Kannada) for this role — remarkable given she speaks zero dialogue.
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