Jump to content

Bhoomi Kosam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bhoomi Kosam
Anupama Films
Directed byK. B. Tilak
Written bySrirangam Srinivasa Rao
Produced byK. B. Tilak
StarringAshok Kumar, Gummadi Jaggayya, Prabhakar Reddy, Jamuna
CinematographyK.S.Ramakrishna & A.Gopinath
Edited byM. Devendranath
Music byPendyala Nageswara Rao
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Bhoomi Kosam is a Telugu-language film directed by K. B. Tilak[1] in 1974.[2] It is one of the earliest films to portray far left politics in the Telugu language.[3]

The cast included Ashok Kumar, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Jamuna, Prabhakar Reddy and Chalam, Prabha. It was Jaya Prada's début.[4] She was given this screen name for this film as suggested by M.Prabhakar Reddy.

The film features lyrics and script by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (Sri Sri) who was a prominent intellectual and poet of Andhra Pradesh and K.G Satyamurthy (Shivasagar) who was the founder of the People's War Group.

Story

[edit]

The film is about a village's liberation, where the people want to be free from the tyranny of Zamindari. One of Zamindar's sons leads the revolt. The film represents of the efforts of left-wing political parties. The film was dedicated to the memory of Tilak's brother Ramanarasimha Rao who was 'encountered' in 1972.

Cast

[edit]

Reception

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-57958-146-6.
  2. ^ "Bhoomi Kosam (1974)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ S.V.Srinivas, Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema (Permanent Black, 2013).
  4. ^ "Jaya Prada shares throwback pic from her first film: 'Facing my first shot in my movie'". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.