Matti Manushulu
| Matti Manushulu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | B. Narsing Rao |
| Written by | B. Narsing Rao |
| Screenplay by | B. Narsing Rao |
| Story by | B. Narsing Rao |
| Produced by | K. Mukherjee Veda Kumar |
| Starring | Archana Moin Ali Beg |
| Cinematography | Apurba Kishore Bir |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Release date |
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Running time | 1hr 27 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Matti Manushulu (transl. The Mud People) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao starring Archana.[1] The film won the Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 38th National Film Awards, "For portraying the stark reality of pain which has been underlined with the warm hues of life" as cited by the Jury.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film explores the lives of woman labourers and construction workers of Urban India.
International honors
[edit]The film won Diploma of Merit award at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival in 1991.[3] The film was subsequently screened at the 1990 International Film Festival of India.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Award-winning B. Narasinga Rao brings quality to Telugu cinema". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Telugu creative genius Narsingh Rao's films regale Delhi". News.webindia123.com. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "1990 IFFI" (PDF). Iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
Categories:
- 1990 films
- 1990s Telugu-language films
- Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners
- Films about labour
- Films about poverty in India
- Films about social issues in India
- Indian avant-garde and experimental films
- Indian drama films
- Films about rape in India
- Films about women in India
- Indian nonlinear narrative films
- Films about social realism
- Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
- Films directed by B. Narsing Rao