Bettada Jeeva (2011)
- Directed by
- P. Sheshadri
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In pre-independence India, the film follows people living in remote areas of the Western Ghats and shows their traditional way of life. It focuses on their relationship with nature and conservation.
meditativeearthycontemplativegentleatmosphericnostalgicquietly observational
What happens
Bettada Jeeva is a National Award-winning (2011) Kannada film directed by P. Sheshadri starring H. G. Dattatreya, Suchendra Prasad, Rameshwari Varma and others. The story is based on Jnanpith awardee K. Shivaram Karanth's novel. It depicts the tradition of people living in remote areas of Western Ghats during pre-Independence days in India. The movie was awarded the National Award for Best Film On Nature Conservation. The collaboration between P. Shashadri and H. G. Dattatreya continued after several films. The pair would continue this stint in future films too. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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