Apoorva Kasaravalli

Set in a village called Bettadapura, Gurushishyaru is a tale of Manohara who joins a school only for the sake of acquiring an experience certificate. But he is thrown into deeper conflicts when his connection gets stronger with students and the villagers. Will Manohara succeed in restoring freedom and respect in Bettadapura using his sports experience?

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)