---
title: 'Samskara (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu'
released: '1970-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/samskara-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066324/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Samskara (1970)

1970 · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Samskara is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film written by U. R. Ananthamurthy based on his eponymous novel, and directed and produced by Pattabhirama Reddy. Singeetam Srinivasa Rao was executive director for the film. It is considered a path-breaking film that pioneered the parallel cinema movement in Kannada. Samskara won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film (1970).

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Girish Karnad](https://cinepixo.com/people/girish-karnad)
- **Director:** [Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu](https://cinepixo.com/people/pattabhirama-reddy-tikkavarapu)
- **Producer:** [Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu](https://cinepixo.com/people/pattabhirama-reddy-tikkavarapu), [Directorate of Film Festivals](https://cinepixo.com/people/directorate-of-film-festivals)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rajeev Taranath](https://cinepixo.com/people/rajeev-taranath)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cowan)

## Cast

- [P. Lankesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-lankesh)
- [Girish Karnad](https://cinepixo.com/people/girish-karnad)

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