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Release Date:
March 23, 1979
Original Title:
మా భూమి
Alternate Titles:
Maa Bhoomi
Maabhoomi
Our Land
The Motherland
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Chaitanya Chitra
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 152
Set between 1945 and 1951 in the pre-Independence state of Hyderabad, the film tells the story of a young peasant, Ramiah, who rebels against the corrupt rule of the Nizam. Baring witness to the oppression and hardship faced daily by those around him, Ramiah leaves his village. However, after befriending a Marxist activist and participating in the Independence struggle, he eventually returns to wage guerilla warfare against the landlord class.
Cinematography:
Kamal Naik
Dialogue:
B. Narsing Rao
Director:
Goutam Ghose
Music:
Goutam Ghose
Vinjamuri Seetha Devi
Nagabhushanam
Screenplay:
Pran Rao
Goutam Ghose
B. Narsing Rao
Partha Banerjee
Story:
Krishan Chander
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