Puṭṭakkana haivē = Puttakana highway / Total Kannada presents ; Duet Movies ; a Prakashraj Production ; Media House Studio ; Bi. Surēśa avara ; nirmāpakaru, Śailaja Nāg, Prakāś Rai ; nirdēśana, Bi. Surēśa.
Publisher:
Ṭōṭal Kannaḍa,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Copyright notice on disc: Total Kannada, Bangalore. Shruthi, Prakash Rai, Achyuth Kumar, Veena Sundar, Mandya Ramesh, Ashwath, Sathish Kwatle, Srinivas Prabhu. Originally released theatrically in 2011. Summary taken from container.
Summary:
The film examines the roles played by politicians, and corporations in taking advantage of the helplessness of the downtrodden. Puttakka, the protagonist of 'Puttakkana highway' and many other villages are displaced from their native village by the backwaters of a newly constructed dam. But fate seems insistent on disturbing her peace, as the village she later settles in, is marked to be literally bull dozed by a spanking new privately constructed highway. Puttakka, widowed by a freak accident, stands to lose not just a source of livelihood but also, very painfully, her husband's grave. She goes from pillar to post, in a effort to prevent the inevitable. The film raises a strong voice against our lopsided vision of development. Will she succeed is the crux of the film.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)879307208
LCCN:
2013411637
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.