Munsif
Dubbed in : Kannada ( Original )
The Indian Cinema is celebrating its centenary year. True to the spirit of celebration, MUNSIF is a tribute both in form and content that juxtaposes the past and the present, the two irreversibles of…
Munsif
Dubbed in : Kannada ( Original )
The Indian Cinema is celebrating its centenary year. True to the spirit of celebration, MUNSIF is a tribute both in form and content that juxtaposes the past and the present, the two irreversibles of existence. Set in the era of pre-independence, the film attempts to portray the predicament of Munsif Sundarappa who is convinced of the futility of established judicial procedures and consequently is tormented by his inner conflict with the system of which he too is an integral part. The Source of this conflict originates in his personal past - his early childhood as Basava. He was a child born into the family of cowherds. The family was forced to migrate to greener pastures due to famine. En route this migration, Basava is to witness the death of his loving mother and siblings. His father, owing to his vulnerable condition, hands over the custody of Basava to a well-to-do family. In the new environment, Basava evolves as Sundarappa, a socially respectable Munsif. Sundarappa gifted with a rare acumen for truth and justice, bulldozes the charades of judicial processes. He endeavors to derive the truth and deliver justice in the truest sense of the term. He does not hesitate to take recourse to unorthodox approaches, if found necessary. His maverick methodology positions him in direct confrontation with the establishment forcing a pre-mature end to his career. At home, Janakamma, though being an understanding wife, fails to accept and adopt herself to the new predicament. Misreading the circumstances, she becomes intolerant of his passion for cattle-rearing. Peer pressure serves as a handsome tool that ignites her smoldering intolerance. Much as anyone else who is forcibly displaced from his habitat and consequently is unable to adopt to the new set of circumstances, Munsif Sundarappa living in the twilight zone, is adrift having lost his moorings with contextual reality. His final dream acts as a wish-fulfillment, an answer to his constant yearning to return to his roots, for, that alone can be his salvation in the true sense.
Munsif
Classic · Drama
Film Details
The Indian Cinema is celebrating its centenary year. True to the spirit of celebration, MUNSIF is a tribute both in form and content that juxtaposes the past and the present, the two irreversibles of existence. Set in the era of pre-independence, the film attempts to portray the predicament of Munsif Sundarappa who is convinced of the futility of established judicial procedures and consequently is tormented by his inner conflict with the system of which he too is an integral part.
The Source of this conflict originates in his personal past - his early childhood as Basava. He was a child born into the family of cowherds. The family was forced to migrate to greener pastures due to famine.
En route this migration, Basava is to witness the death of his loving mother and siblings. His father, owing to his vulnerable condition, hands over the custody of Basava to a well-to-do family. In the new environment, Basava evolves as Sundarappa, a socially respectable Munsif.
Sundarappa gifted with a rare acumen for truth and justice, bulldozes the charades of judicial processes. He endeavors to derive the truth and deliver justice in the truest sense of the term. He does not hesitate to take recourse to unorthodox approaches, if found necessary.
His maverick methodology positions him in direct confrontation with the establishment forcing a pre-mature end to his career. At home, Janakamma, though being an understanding wife, fails to accept and adopt herself to the new predicament. Misreading the circumstances, she becomes intolerant of his passion for cattle-rearing.
Peer pressure serves as a handsome tool that ignites her smoldering intolerance. Much as anyone else who is forcibly displaced from his habitat and consequently is unable to adopt to the new set of circumstances, Munsif Sundarappa living in the twilight zone, is adrift having lost his moorings with contextual reality. His final dream acts as a wish-fulfillment, an answer to his constant yearning to return to his roots, for, that alone can be his salvation in the true sense..