The planet is forever changed when the bumbling disciples of a devarshi (Lokanath) and a beguiling nymph disguised as a parrot (Manjula) come down to earth for different reasons. But…

Sameera’s husband Prashant, is a civil engineer dedicated to his job. He goes to work on the site of a dam and is often away from home. While he is…

A poor young man sells himself as a bonded labourer to a local landlord in order to marry the love of his life, after his fiancé’s father demands a dowry…

Drawing the history of the Indian talkie, starting with Alam Ara in 1931, this documentary short provides a cross-section of viewpoints from luminaries of the film industry, which give some…

Based on Vinod Chopra’s diploma film at FTII, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976), adapted into a full-length feature with Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja, respectively, playing the roles that he,…

Motion picture directed by P. Chandrakumar

Three brothers go through ups and downs in their lives after the death of their parents.

An attempt to look into the mind with hopes, dreams, joy, sorrow, uncertainty, courage, peace.

Vishwanath, who comes from a wealthy family that faces sudden poverty. Vishwanath takes a job in a factory and becomes a union leader, fighting against the injustice inflicted by the…

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Government in 1981. This would rob over 100,000…

In an act of jealousy, Mambaji kills Raghuji’s prize-winning bull, abducts his daughters and hits him, damaging his memory. When the daughters grow up, they try to find the truth…

Bollywood 1981

Once upon a time in a village a dacoit named Daku Mangal Singh (Ranjeet) harasses the villagers for lagaan, When Inspector-in-charge Vijay (Girish Karnad) gets transferred to that village he…

The film depicts maidservants in Pune, who work ‘purdah style’ in the isolation of home. It looks at piece work home labour, with long hours and low wages, and how…

Antha is a Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Lakshmi, Jayamala and Latha in lead roles. The story is based…

Guru Suleman Chela Pahelwan

Muniyana Madari is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film.

Krishna, a child, faces various obstacles as he is considered unlucky by his family who avoids him. However, he finds comfort in his paternal uncle, who cares for him.

Pointing to the proverb “One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing,” this Bollywood romantic drama criticizes the priorities of a rich man when he marries his sweetheart and…

Shankar, an honest policeman, falls head over heels in love with a lawyer. But an unexpected complication arises when she becomes the defence lawyer of a gangster arrested by Shankar.

Based on the text written by Vijaydan Detha and Kamal Kothari, the film is set in the arid desert of Rajasthan, a setting similar to Duvidha, where two rival clans…

When a poor and out-caste village tanner goes to village priest to get the date of his daughter’s marriage fixed, the priest in turn asks for labor without pay in…

Ravi Shankar lives in a shabby hotel room belonging to the owner of the Hotel “Allah Belli”, Sheikhu Dada. Ravi studies in college and pays his rent and living expenses…

Koteswaran Magal is a 1981 Indian Tamil film, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.The film stars Sivakumar and Rajalakshmi in lead roles.

Farmer Chandan Singh lives a simple in the village until his wife is molested by a local goon

Srikanth meets Hayavadana Rao at a sports club and forges a friendly and competitive relationship with him in order to get closer to his daughter, Nalini, and woo her.

Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in the lead role, alongside Padmavathi Rao. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh…

Ravi would like to study medicine and then come back and practice it in his small town where there is no doctor or medical facility available for miles. Encouraged by…

Mane Mane Kathe is a 1981 Indian Kannada film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by B S Dwarakish and H R Prabhakar Reddy. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Jayachithra, Srinivasamurthy, K…

Chhuppa Chhuppi is the hilarious, fun ? filled love story of a blundering detective William Bose and a mod runaway girl Rani. To escape being married to a ridiculous young…

Sharda recovers from the mental intitution after 14 years and comes to a family that is no longer the way she remembers.

A dacoit film

Reckless Shera is hired by prowler Johnny to execute his plan to earn money by marrying wealthy Thakur’s daughter Sandhya.