''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'' or ''Godhuli'' is a 1977 Indian drama film co-directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda,

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. It is based on the Kannada novel '' Tabali Neenade Magane'', written by S. L. Byrappa as an allegory for nation-building and the clash of modernity with tradition in rural India. It portrays the story of a modern agriculturist who returns from US after studying agriculture and brings his American wife to the village. The film was made in Hindi and Kannada versions: '' Godhuli'' (). ''Godhuli'' was included the 1984

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, S. P. Ramanathan won the Best Audiography. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay at the

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for Girish Karnad and B.V. Karanth.

Cast

as Venkataramana Shastri * Lakshmi Krishnamurthy as Thaiyavva * Manu as Kalingegowda * Paula Lindsay as Lydia ;Kannada cast * T. S. Nagabharana *

as the servant * Sunder Raj *

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;Hindi cast * Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Nandan Gowda

Plot

The movie explores the cultural problems experienced by an American woman, newly married to an Indian, adjusting to Indian norms and customs. It depicts a modern man who studies agriculture in the United States, returns to India with an American wife with their different views. The theme is one of alienation from fellow human beings.

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* * * * * 1970s Kannada-language films 1977 films Kannada literature 1970s Hindi-language films Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners Indian multilingual films Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award 1977 multilingual films Films directed by Girish Karnad {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub