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Nimajjanam (English title: The Immersion) is a 1979 Telugu film directed by B. S. Narayana, produced by Prem Prakash, starring Sarada and Chakrapani, with cinematography by P. S. Nivas. The film premiered at the 1980 International Film Festival of India. The film was one of the Indian entries at the Warsaw-Poland Film festival held in June 1980.

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The story is about a Brahmin housewife who has to go to her in-laws house. Her Father-in-law dies. She and her husband take a bullock cart to immerse the ashes in a holy place which is the traditional Hindu custom Nimajjanam.

Released: 1979-01-010 minDir: B. S. Narayana

Cast

  • Sharada
  • Chakrapani
  • Bose Babu
  • M. V. Rama Rao

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Ratings

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6.6/10

10 votes

Year
1976
Genres
Drama

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Nimajjanam (English title: The Immersion) is a 1979 Telugu film directed by B. S. Narayana, produced by Prem Prakash, starring Sarada and Chakrapani, with cinematography by P. S. Nivas. The film premiered at the 1980 International Film Festival of India. The film was one of the Indian entries at the Warsaw-Poland Film festival held in June 1980.

==Plot== The story is about a Brahmin housewife who has to go to her in-laws house after her father-in-law dies. She and her husband take a bullock cart to immerse her father-in-law's ashes in holy water, which is the traditional Hindu custom Nimajjanam. During the journey, the cart driver starts to lust after her and eventually rapes her. Traumatized by the rape, she drowns herself in the holy water and the remorseful driver confesses his crime.

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