Director: Narasimha Nandi
Producer: Nandireddy Narasimha Reddy, Nandireddy Nariah Reddy, Bellamkonda Suresh
Music Director: Saketh Sairam
Release Date: 16 Apr 2010
Genre: Drama
Language: Telugu
A film made with high artistic values and with a hard-hitting message never saw a theatrical release in the Telugu-speaking state. It was shown to some 30-odd distributors, who did not want to release the film because it did not boast of commercial elements. Months later, it went to win three Nandi Awards and now, the National Film Award for Best Regional Film.
Directed by Narasimha Nandi, who says he took nearly a year's time to craft the story, the film stars Bala Aditya and Shree, while it is produced by Nandireddy Narasimha Reddy. Also, actors like Rallapalli, Mukkuraju, Rama Krishna, Rajitha, Sri Latha and Sai Lakshmi are seen in the film.
Based on the literary work Ghosha, by Gurujada Appa Rao, the film deals with the love affair of a youth and a fisher woman in a coastal village, who are given the punishment of shaving their heads, when they are found romancing on sea shore. They are declared as out castes by the village heads, when they live a terrible life.
The recognition at the 56th National Film Awards is something the makers will long cherish.