Mani Kaul Movies
- 1973
Duvidha
Duvidha71973HD
A newly-married merchant’s son is sent away for business. A ghost, who laid eyes on the bride, falls madly in love with her and takes the form...
- 1994
The Cloud Door
The Cloud Door5.11994HD
A very clever parrot lives in a Hindu palace, surrounded by many beautiful girls, but the parrot escapes, and is trapped far from the palace. One...
- 1970
Uski Roti
Uski Roti6.61970HD
The film depicts the life of a truck driver Sucha Singh and his wife Balo. Balo has to get Sucha Singh's food ready every day, walk a long distance...
- 1971
One Day Before the Rainy Season
One Day Before the Rainy Season71971HD
A literary film based on a play in three acts, Ashad Ka Ek Din portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist....
- 1967
Homage to the Teacher
Homage to the Teacher4.21967HD
The film shows the role of school teachers and the importance thereof.
- 1991
Nazar
Nazar5.61991HD
A middle-aged antique dealer and money lender recollects his marriage to a 17-year-old orphan girl.
- 1968
Forms and Designs
Forms and Designs4.81968HD
A short film that sets up an opposition between functional forms of industrial age and decorative ones from Indian tradition.
- 1975
A Historical Sketch of Indian Women
A Historical Sketch of Indian Women5.21975HD
A documentary on the role of women in India.
- 1983
Dhrupad
Dhrupad6.81983HD
A documentary story told through images, poetry and the Dhrupad, a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in...
- 1974
Puppeteers of Rajasthan
Puppeteers of Rajasthan6.51974HD
Documentary short about the nomadic puppeteers of Rajasthan.
- 1985
Mind of Clay
Mind of Clay5.51985HD
In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.
- 1996
Danish Girls Show Everything
Danish Girls Show Everything5.31996HD
Despite its suggestive title, this multi-part Danish omnibus film is not a work of exploitation. Instead, it presents 20 different short films...
- 1970
During and After Air Raid
During and After Air Raid51970HD
The precautions to be taken during and after an air-raid by the people, are shown in this film.
- 1980
Arising from the Surface
Arising from the Surface5.91980HD
Taking an experimental approach to the relationship between the written text and moving image, Mani Kaul has a series of texts read aloud in...
- 1990
Siddheshwari
Siddheshwari5.81990HD
An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977), the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas...
- 1976
Ghashiram Kotwal
Ghashiram Kotwal5.71976HD
A stylized version of Vijay Tendulkar’s radical Marathi play chronicling the Peshwa regime in western India, a collective effort of direction...
- 1969
Sara Akash
Sara Akash6.31969HD
Samar wants to be successful in life but his parents force him to get married. His wife is shy and reserved and Samar does not like this. The other...
- 1989
Before My Eyes
Before My Eyes6.11989HD
A 'filmscape' on the Kashmir valley.
- 1980
Arrival
Arrival5.31980HD
To the city come men, women, fruits, flowers, vegetables, goats and sheep – all ready for consumption. It is the process of...
- 1999
The Servant's Shirt
The Servant's Shirt5.71999HD
This film suggests a network of hierarchical relations between people through sometimes subtle and at other times blunt illustrations.