Sontha Ooru (English: Native village) is a 2009 Telugu film. It stars Raja, Thirtha, and L.B. Sriram in main roles.[1] It was directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy. The film was screened at several national and international film festivals like Mumbai Film Festival & Pune International Film Festival.[2][3] The film received four Nandi Awards.[4]
| Sontha Ooru | |
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| Directed by | P. Sunil Kumar Reddy |
| Produced by | Y Ravindra Babu Kishore Basireddy |
| Starring | Raja Theertha L.B. Sriram |
| Cinematography | Sabu James |
| Edited by | Sri Guha |
| Music by | Saketh Sairam |
Production company | Sravya Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sontha Ooru is a film about rural life and how the innocent villagers are continuously exploited by the development plans of the government. The film portrays the Special economic zone victims and its impact on normal life.[5]
Cast
edit- Raja as Bujjigadu
- L.B. Sriram as Rudrudu
- Theertha as Malli
- Jeeva as Naidu
- Vijayachander as Reddy
- Tanikella Bharani as Devudu Babu
- Dheer Charan Srivastav as Car mechanic
- M S Narayana
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Rallapalli
Accolades
editAwards
edit- Best Feature Film
- Best Actress - Thirtha
- Best Character Actor - L.B. Sriram
- Best Dialogue Writer - L.B. Sriram
Screening
editThe film was screened at following film festivals:
References
edit- ^ "Sontha Vooru review - Telugu cinema Review - Raja, Theertha & LB Sriram".
- ^ http://www.mumbaifilmfest.com/images/pdf/Native_Village.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Narasimham, M. L. (28 April 2012). "The uprooted five - Hyderabad - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- ^ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Award-winning director vows to make committed cinema". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "'Pazhassi Raja' in World Cinema category- The New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
External links
edit- Sontha Ooru at IMDb
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