Gejje Pooje

The film is based on the novel written by M. K. Indira. The heroine Chandra ( played by Kalpana) is the daughter of a devadasi is in love with a young man who is her neighbour. Chandra agrees to perform gejjepooje as part of initiation into a life of prostitution. In the end she commits suicide by swallowing a diamond.

Credits

Cast
Kalpana, Pandari Bai, K. S. Ashwath, Gangadhar, Leelavathi

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (Movie Plots dataset) — title, year, creator, description, credits
  2. Wikidata · Q5530288 ↗ — country