Kanchana Sita (1978)

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.

Released

1978-12-21

Genres

Drama

Runtime

76 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Govindan Aravindan

TMDB rating

6.6/10 from 13 votes