Sarvasakshi

Omniscient) is a 1978 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Ramdas Phutane with Smita Patil, Anjali Paigankar and Jairam Hardikar in the lead roles.

The black-and-white film was a debut feature of Phutane, a former journalist, art teacher, poet and actor, inaugurating New Indian Cinema productions in Marathi.

[1] The film deals with the theme of superstitions of the old India colliding with the medical advancements of the modern world.

[2] Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated.

While Rekha dies in childbirth, Ravi is accused of superstitious activity and is ostracized by the villagers.