
Koormavatara
2012, Kannada. Directed by Girish Kasaravalli.
The Tortoise, an Incarnation
In Girish Kasaravalli's gently philosophical character piece, a humble, low-level civil servant cast as the lead in a popular TV serial chronicling the life of Gandhi finds uncanny echoes between his own life and that of the legendary leader — and sets out to correct their mutual failings. (TIFF)
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Kannada
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- Released
- 1 April 2012
- Original title
- ಕೂರ್ಮಾವತಾರ
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Girish Kasaravalli, Kum. Veerabhadrappa
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Koormavatara runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Who directed Koormavatara?
Koormavatara (2012) was directed by Girish Kasaravalli and stars Shikaripura Krishnamurthy, Jayanthi, Apoorva Kasaravalli.