his return to India. It was on the former's suggestion that Meena Kuttappa, his former student, was signed to play the female lead in the film. Awards 25th National Film Awards Best Feature Film Best Music Direction — B. V. Karanth Best Child Artist — Ajith Kumar 1977–78 Karnataka State Film Awards First Best Film Best Story — U. R. Ananthamurthy Best Screenplay — Girish Kasaravalli Best Child Actor — Ajith Kumar References External links Overview at NY Times ಕನ್ನಡಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ.ಕಾಮ್ ನಿಂದ ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾಸರವಳ್ಳಿ ಗೌರವಾರ್ಥ - ಕನ್ನಡ ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಸಗ್ರಹಣ ಶಿಬಿರ 1977 films 1970s Kannada-language films Best Feature Film National Film Award winners Kannada literature Indian drama films Films based on Indian novels Films about widowhood in India Films directed by Girish Kasaravalli Films scored by B. V. Karanth 1977 directorial debut films 1977 drama films