The Sage from the Sea

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The Sage from the Sea

1978

2h 17m

9.5(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Anant Nag

Parashuram R. Rao

Vanisri

Ansuya P. Rao

Smita Patil

Parvati

Sulabha Deshpande

Kanthamma

Satyadev Dubey

Ramanayye Master

Amrish Puri

Kondura

Shekhar Chattopadhyay

Bhairavamoorthy

Nirmala

Seethamma N. Rao

Siddesh

Narsimha Range Rao

Prabhakar Reddy

Bhairav's servant

Creative team

Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Written by: Shyam Benegal
Girish Karnad

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