| Kanooru Heggadithi | |
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| Directed by | Girish Karnad |
| Written by | Kuvempu |
| Screenplay by | Girish Karnad |
| Based on | The House Of Kanooru by Kuvempu |
| Produced by | H. G. Narayan |
| Starring | Girish Karnad Tara |
| Music by | B. V. Karanth |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Kanooru Heggadithi (Kanooru Headwoman) is a 1999 Indian film based on the 1936 novel "Kanooru Subbamma Heggadithi" by Kannada writer Kuvempu, and directed by playwright and film director Girish Karnad.[1] Set in the Malnad region, the film narrates a story of the land and life of a feudal family in pre-independence Malnad. The film marked Karnad's return to directing after a lapse of over a decade.[2][3] This is the only instance in the Indian cinema history where one Jnanpith Awardee directed a movie based on the work of another Jnanpith Awardee.
- ^ Kuvempu, Padma Ramachandra Sharma (1999). The house of Kanooru. Penguin Books India. pp. i. ISBN 0-14-028082-0.
- ^ "Kanooru Heggadithi". CSCS Media & Culture Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thoraval, Yves (2000). The cinemas of India. Macmillan India. p. 369. ISBN 0-333-93410-5.