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Thithi is a 2015 South-Indian Kannada language film directed by Raam Reddy. Consisting of a cast of non-professional actors from villages in the Mandya district of Karnataka, the film is a light-hearted story about three generations of men reacting to the death of their 101-year old patriarch.
Thithi premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival on August 8, 2015 where it won the Golden Leopard in the Filmmakers of the Present category for Reddy as well as the Swatch First Feature award. The film then went on to win 8 other awards at the Mumbai, Palm Springs, Marrakech and various other film festivals.
The film will release theatrically in India on April 15, 2016.
Synopsis
editThithi is a dramatic comedy about how three generations of sons react to the death of the oldest in their clan, a man named Century Gowda: a locally renowned, highly cantankerous 101-year-old man. Set in a remote village in South India, the three storylines intertwine before converging at Century Gowda’s ‘thithi’ — the final funeral celebration, 11 days after a death.
Century Gowda’s eldest son, Gadappa (literally translating to “Beard Man”), is himself a little old man who spends his time nonchalantly wandering the village fields, puffing cheap cigarettes and swigging brandy. Gadappa’s far more materialistic son, Thamanna, plots to illegally sell Century Gowda’s five-acre property, even though the land officially belongs to his father. At the same time, Thamanna’s confident pubescent son, Abhi, shrugs his responsibilities to relentlessly pursue a shepherd girl.
Cast
editChannegowda as Gaddappa
Thammegowda S. as Thammanna
Abhishek H.N. as Abhi
Pooja S.M. as Cauvery
Reception
editInternational
editThithi has received largely positive reviews on the International front with The Hollywood Reporter calling it "a whimsically enjoyable encounter with some slippery backwoods characters."
References
edithttp://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/chat-with-raam-reddy-director-of-thithi/article8198658.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/a-thithi-with-destiny/article7612035.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/raam-reddys-thithi-wins-two-top-awards-locarno-international-film-fest/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/thithi-mumbai-review-839010
http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/marrakech-international-film-festival-2015-desierto-very-big-shot-thithi-and-more
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/thithi
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/thithi-the-only-indian-film-to-be-selected-in-international-category-at-mami-2015/16625169
http://www.pardolive.ch/pardo/program/film.html?fid=825497
https://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/42611/thithi.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/16/thithi-awards-locarno_n_7993652.html
http://www.firstnationsfirstfeatures.com/calendar/events/1918?locale=en
External links
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