Tiladaanam
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FilmDescription: 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., colOnline resources: Summary: Tiladanam, is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors, contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange for money. At odds with his son, Raghuram, a terrorist hunted by the police, Subbaiah has to perform an arcane, yet expensive, ritual to save his son and grandson from an evil influence. Portraying a father's belief in his religion and traditions versus his son's revolutionary ideology, the film focuses on the changing economic position of the Brahmins in today's changing times.
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Tiladanam, is the first Telugu film to get an International award and the first Indian film at Pusan to get the award. Subbaiah Sastry, a highly respected scholar in his prime endures his neighbors, contempt due to his acceptance of Tiladanam, a lowly rite involving acceptance of the sins of the dead in exchange for money. At odds with his son, Raghuram, a terrorist hunted by the police, Subbaiah has to perform an arcane, yet expensive, ritual to save his son and grandson from an evil influence. Portraying a father's belief in his religion and traditions versus his son's revolutionary ideology, the film focuses on the changing economic position of the Brahmins in today's changing times.
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