''Nimajjanam'' (English title: The Immersion) is a 1979 Telugu film directed by
B. S. Narayana, produced by Prem Prakash, starring
Sharada and
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, with cinematography by
P. S. Nivas. The film premiered at the 1980
International Film Festival of India. The film was one of the Indian entries at the Warsaw-Poland Film festival held in June 1980.
Plot
The story is about a Brahmin housewife who has to go to her in-laws house after her father-in-law dies. She and her husband take a bullock cart to immerse her father-in-law's ashes in holy water, which is the traditional Hindu custom ''Nimajjanam''. During the journey, the cart driver starts to lust after her and eventually rapes her. Traumatized by the rape, she drowns herself in the holy water and the remorseful driver confesses his crime.
Awards
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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
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Sharada won the
National Film Award for Best Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress (officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role wi ...
in 1979.
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P. S. Nivas won
Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer (1979)
[(in Telugu)]
References
External links
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1979 films
1970s Telugu-language films
Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance
Films about rape in India
Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners
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