Kanchana Sita (1978)

• Drama

The film interprets a story from the Uttara Kanda of the epic poem Ramayana, where Rama sends his wife, Sita, to the jungle to satisfy his subjects. Sita is never actually seen in the film, but her virtual presence is compellingly evoked in the moods of the forest and the elements. The film retells the epic from a womens' liberationist perspective, and is about the tragedy of power and the sacrifices that adherence to dharma demands, including abandoning a chaste wife.

Rating

6.6 / 10 (13 votes)

Release date

December 21, 1978

Runtime

1h 16m

Language

ML

Director

Govindan Aravindan

Status

Released