Palasa 1978
Palasa 1978 is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language period action film written and directed by Karuna Kumar. The film stars Rakshith, Nakshatra, and Raghu Kunche (who also composed the music) in the lead roles with Thiruveer in a negative role.[1][2] The film received positive reviews from critics.
| Palasa 1978 | |
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| Directed by | Karuna Kumar |
| Produced by | Dhyan Atluri |
| Written by | Karuna Kumar, Tammareddy Bharadwaja (presenter) |
| Starring | Rakshith Nakshatra Raghu Kunche |
| Music by | Raghu Kunche |
| Cinematography | Arul Vincent |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Distributed by | Suresh Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
- Rakshith as Mohan Rao
- Nakshatra as Lacchimi
- Raghu Kunche as Chinna Dora Guru Murthy ("Chinna Shavukar")
- Janardhan as Pedda Dora Linga Murthy
- Vijay Ram as Lacchimi
- Thiruveer as Rangarao
- Laxman Meesala as Dandaasi
- Prawin Yendamuri as Tarakesh
- Jagadeesh Prathap Bandhari as Muthyalu
- Mirchi Madhavi as Sri Laxmi
- Thanmai Bolt as Gajula Gowri
- Shanmuk as Ganapavasu
- Sherin Santhosh as Jaggamma
Production
Rakshith, who was last seen in London Babulu (2017), was signed to play the lead role after he consulted short film director Karuna Kumar. Rakshit's family friend, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, distributed the film. Rakshith learned the Palasa dialect of Telugu for the film.[3] Thiruveer, who played the antagonist in George Reddy (2019), was signed to portray an antagonistic role.[1]
Music
The music is composed by Raghu Kunche.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nakkileesu Golusu" | Uttarandhra Janapadam | Raghu Kunche | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Baavochhadu" | Uttarandhra Janapadam | Aditi Bhavaraju | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Ye Ooru Ye Oore" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Raju Jamuku Asirayya | 3:10 |
| 4. | "O Sogasari" | Lakshmi Bhupala | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Baby Pasala | 5:14 |
| 5. | "Kalavathi Kalavathi" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Ramya Behara, Raghu Kunche | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Chinthachettukinda" | Karuna Kumar | Sandhya Koyyada | 1:16 |
| Total length: | 21:16 | |||
Release
The Times of India gave the film four out of five stars and wrote that "Highlighting the casteist nature of the state and mainstream politics, Palasa has a reference to many atrocities committed on Dalits across the country".[1] In a review of the film by The Hindu, the reviewer wrote that "Director Karuna Kumar's film is a gritty story of folk artistes picking up guns for survival".[4]
References
- "Palasa 1978 Movie Review: Not your run-of-the-mill crime drama". The Times of India.
- "Palasa 1978 has a release date! - Times of India". The Times of India.
- Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (September 16, 2019). "'Palasa 1978' doesn't advocate violence, says actor Rakshit Atluri". The Hindu.
- Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (March 6, 2020). "'Palasa 1978' movie review: The strong script makes it a compelling watch". The Hindu.
External links
- Palasa 1978 on IMDb