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Osey Ramulamma
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Wikipedia article
'Osey Ramulamma' is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film is based on a woman's rebellion in Telangana and stars Vijayashanti as the title character. Rao and Rami Reddy also star while Krishna makes a cameo appearance. The film premiered at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1997/Mar/14-Mar-1997.pdf
Plot
Ramulamma is born into the Dalit caste, making her an "untouchable", in the village. At the age of 13, she is impregnated by the Dora, Jagannayak Patwari. After giving birth to the baby, Patwari comes to know of it's existence. He orders his men to throw the baby away and kill Ramulamma. The baby is found by Naxalites and raised by them. Injured, Ramulamma is taken care of, by a Dalit couple, who treat her as their sister. They live in a typical feudal village in Telangana, where the Doralu (feudal lords), exploit peasants in the name of bonded labour and debts. Ramulamma is asked to work at the palace of the Dora, as a maid for the Dorasani, the wife of the Dora.
One day, Patwari's son forcefully attempts to rape Ramulamma. She kills him in his bed. Learning of this, Patwari tries to kill Ramulamma, but she is rescued by Komaranna, a naxalite leader, and is taken to the forest, where Komaranna and the other naxalites live.
She learns theit ideology, begins to believe in it, and gradually becomes the leader, after Komaranna steps down. Meanwhile, Ramulamma's son is killed by Patwari. CBI officer, Krishna, who was sent by the Central Government to look into the Naxalite issue, convinces Ramulamma and Komaranna to surrender. But later, he finds that the central government is corrupt and that the Doras are ruling it. He learns that Ramulamma is to be killed by the Dora. He helps Ramulamma escape from jail, but Komaranna and he die in the gunfight with the police. Ramullama finally kills Patwari, in front of the whole village.
Cast
* Vijayashanti Ramulamma
* Dasari Narayana Rao Komranna
* Rami Reddy Landlord Jagannayak Patwari
* Narra Venkateswara Rao Ramaswamy
* Sakunthala Ramaswamy's wife
* Saraswati Narra
* Ashok Kumar Landlord's son
* Suthivelu
*Krishna (cameo appearance)
*Ramki (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. Srinivas gained Nandi award and Filmfare south award for his work. The songs (except two) were sung by him.
Awards
*1997 Vandemataram Srinivas won the Nandi Award for Best Music Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Telugu.
*1997 Vijayashanti won the Nandi Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress Telugu.
References
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