Kastoori Nivasa

"Kastoori Nivasa" ("House of Fragrance") is a Kannada film. It is the story of a samaritan, who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens. The film stars Rajkumar, Jayanthi, K. S. Ashwath, and Aarati.

Plot

Ravi varma, the owner of a match box factory is a widower and has lost his daughter in an accident. Recognizing that his honest employee Chandru is in a similar position, he decides to help his financially. As Chandru attends training in U.S., Ravi takes care of Chandru's charming daughter. On return, Chandru suggests changing the company's structure. The traditionalist Ravi, becomes infuriated. Protesting this, Chandru resigns and starts his own match box company and becomes a leading match box manufacturer.

This begins Ravi's downfall, his charity and donating activities have eaten up profit and ends up putting his house on sale. Chandru calls for the highest bid and wants to give it back to Ravi, but being the man that he is, Ravi would not accept. Chandru has already got Leela (Jayanthi, his ex-secrtary on whom he had a crush) and now his house.

Film ends on a tragic note when all Ravi has is his Dove, and Leela requests him to give it her, as her son is sick and is crying for Ravi Uncle's Dove. Ravi has just sold that, so that he could feed Leela. Unable to say "Sorry, I cannot give", he dies.

References

*Kannada Film Will Underline Sivaji-Rajkumar Ties, [http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=12752 Now Running] , Retrieved on May 8, 2008