Kousalya Supraja Rama

Kousalya Supraja Rama

Santhu and his in-laws are buying jewelry for their marriage when he gets a call that his cousin Rama is unconscious and has been hospitalized after his wife threw a glass bottle at him. When his father-in-law threatens to cancel the engagement, claiming the matter will bring dishonour to his family, Santhu challenges his narrow view of masculinity and narrates Rama's story. As a child, Rama's father, Siddegowda, abuses his long-suffering mother, Kousalya, and instills toxic masculinity and chauvinistic values into him. As he grows up, he consistently chides and degrades women to maintain his macho image, but in college he meets and falls in love with a naive and shy fresher, Shivani. However, Rama tries to control her behavior and social life, culminating in an outburst where Shivani leaves him after he raises her hand against him. Rama refuses to apologize and drinks his sorrows away over several months. Santhu asks Kousalya to help him but Rama refuses to listen to her; Kousalya dies shortly after to his shock. Upon going home for Kousalya's funeral, Rama is surprised to see Shivani participate in the burial rituals. She reveals that Kousalya met her to convince her to take him back, but she had challenged Kousalya, stating her husband and son had constantly suppressed her desires to enable their own recklessness.

Director

Shashank

Release

28 Jul 2023

Run time

147 min

Language

Kannada