Underplayed Gems

Yerra Mandaram (1990)

Yerra Mandaram poster
Directed by
Muthyala Subbaiah
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A revolutionary film set in a remote Indian village. It follows characters involved with local social and political struggles.

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What happens

Yerra Mandaram (transl. Red Hibiscus) is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language revolutionary film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. Produced by Pokuri Venkateswara Rao on Eetharam Films banner, the film stars Rajendra Prasad and Yamuna with music composed by Chakravarthy. The entire film was shot in a remote village. The film was remade in Tamil as Puthiya Parasakthi (1996) and in Kannada as Balarama (2002). The film won four Nandi Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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