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'''Sindhooram''' ({{ | '''''Sindhooram''''' ({{translation|[[Vermilion]]}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language crime film written and directed by [[Krishna Vamsi]]. The film stars [[Brahmaji]] and [[Sanghavi]], with [[Ravi Teja]] and Soundarya in supporting roles. The film dealt with the intricacies of [[Naxalism]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/nov/17kri.htm|title=Rediff On The Net, Movies: 'I want to be a free bird'|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/chat-with-telugu-director-krishna-vamsi/20090204.htm|title=Chat with Telugu director Krishna Vamsi}}</ref> The film and the soundtrack has received positive reviews upon release, and gathered cult following.<ref name="rediff.com"/><ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
The film has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] and was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="45thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm45thNFAAward.aspx|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=11 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505170923/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm45thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> The film also won five [[Nandi Awards]]. | The film has garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] and was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="45thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm45thNFAAward.aspx|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=11 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505170923/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm45thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> The film also won five [[Nandi Awards]]. | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{ | {{cast listing| | ||
*[[Brahmaji]] as Buliraju | *[[Brahmaji]] as Buliraju | ||
*[[Sanghavi]] as Baby | *[[Sanghavi]] as Baby | ||
*[[Ravi Teja]] as Chanti | *[[Ravi Teja]] as Chanti | ||
* | *Soundaraya (Geeta) as Lakshmi<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with YVS Chowdary by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_yvschowdary.html |access-date=28 January 2019 | date=9 July 2002}}</ref><!--wife of Y.V.S. Chowdary--> | ||
*[[Narasimha Raju (Telugu actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Gopal Reddy, ex-Naxalite leader | *[[Narasimha Raju (Telugu actor)|Narasimha Raju]] as Gopal Reddy, ex-Naxalite leader | ||
*[[Bhanu Chander]] as Training Officer | *[[Bhanu Chander]] as Training Officer | ||
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*[[Ahuti Prasad]] | *[[Ahuti Prasad]] | ||
*[[Bandla Ganesh]] | *[[Bandla Ganesh]] | ||
}} | |||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
The soundtrack of this film was composed by [[Sri Kommineni|Srinivasa Chakravarthy]] and all the lyrics except "Hai re hai" (by Chandrabose) were written by Sirivennela. The soundtrack received positive reviews. | The soundtrack of this film was composed by [[Sri Kommineni|Srinivasa Chakravarthy]] and all the lyrics except "Hai re hai" (by Chandrabose) were written by Sirivennela. The soundtrack received positive reviews. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!<abbr>No.</abbr> | !<abbr>No.</abbr> | ||
!Title | !Title | ||
!Singer(s) | !Singer(s) | ||
!Writer(s) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1. | |1. | ||
|"Edu Malelethu Sukumariki" | |"Edu Malelethu Sukumariki" | ||
|Pradeep, Satyam | |Pradeep, Satyam | ||
|[[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2. | |2. | ||
|"Hai Re Hai" | |"Hai Re Hai" | ||
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] | |[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]] | ||
|[[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|3. | |3. | ||
|"Oo Cheli Anarkali" | |"Oo Cheli Anarkali" | ||
|[[Suresh Peters|Suresh Peter]] | |[[Suresh Peters|Suresh Peter]] | ||
| rowspan="4" |[[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|4. | |4. | ||
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|5. | |5. | ||
|"Oorike Undadhey" | |"Oorike Undadhey" | ||
|[[K. S. Chithra | |[[K. S. Chithra]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|"Ardha Satabdapu" | |"Ardha Satabdapu" | ||
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - [[Krishna Vamsi]] (1997) | *[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - [[Krishna Vamsi]] (1997) | ||
;[[Nandi | ;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref> | ||
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film - Silver]] - [[Krishna Vamsi]] | *[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film - Silver]] - [[Krishna Vamsi]] & Mohan Mullapudi | ||
*[[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer|Best Dialogue Writer]] - [[K. N. Y. Patanjali]] | *[[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer|Best Dialogue Writer]] - [[K. N. Y. Patanjali]] | ||
*[[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] | *[[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] | ||
*[[Nandi | *[[Nandi Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] - [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]] | ||
*[[Nandi Award for Best Character Actor|Best Character Actor]] - Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao | *[[Nandi Award for Best Character Actor|Best Character Actor]] - Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao | ||
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[[Category:1997 films]] | [[Category:1997 films]] | ||
[[Category:Films shot in Telangana]] | [[Category:Films shot in Telangana]] | ||
[[Category:Films about Naxalism]] | [[Category:Films about Naxalism]] | ||
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]] | [[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1997 crime thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | [[Category:Indian crime thriller films]] | ||
[[Category:Films set in forests]] | [[Category:Films set in forests]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:07, 18 December 2022
| Sindhooram | |
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| File:Ravi Teja's Sindhuram.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | Mullapudi Mohan |
| Written by |
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| Starring | Brahmaji Sanghavi Ravi Teja Soundarya |
| Music by | Srinivas Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | S. K. A. Bhupathi |
| Edited by | Shankar |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sindhooram (transl. Vermilion) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language crime film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Brahmaji and Sanghavi, with Ravi Teja and Soundarya in supporting roles. The film dealt with the intricacies of Naxalism in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] The film and the soundtrack has received positive reviews upon release, and gathered cult following.[1][2]
The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and was screened at the International Film Festival of India.[3][4] The film also won five Nandi Awards.
Plot[edit | edit source]
A cadre of police constables on their way home from election duty. As they discuss their lives, their van is blown up by a gang of Naxals.
Bulliraju is in training to become a police officer. He is hot blooded and has a strong sense of justice. Buliraju is from a small village close to the Godavari river. Chanti, Bairagi, Satipandu and others are wayward youth who reside in the same village. They spend their time playing cards, drinking and teasing girls. They are all friends with Bulliraju. Few of them are also naxals and pass information of the ongoings of the village to Naxalites who live in the nearby forest. The Naxals use this information to fight injustice.
Baby and Lakshmi are girls in the same village. Baby is in love with Bulliraju and Lakshmi is in love with Chanti. Also in the village are various other characters such as landlords, policemen, doctors, farmers and day laborers.
Bulliraju returns in the middle of his police training to find that the local policemen act more like the henchmen of the rich rather than defenders of the people and justice. When Satipandu is suspected of being a closet Naxal and is picked up by the police, Bulliraju too is picked up too as he tries to defend his friend. The SI shoots and kills Satipandu and later in an altercation, Bulliraju accidentally shoots the SI. Buliraju is thus branded a Naxal and eventually becomes the leader of the group, despite having no interest in Communism/Maoism or Vigilantism. Bulliraju brings a different approach to naxalism, as he is more focused on delivering justice to the people than spread a communist/Maoist ideology. In a way, he turns the Naxal gang into a vigilante gang. To the police however, they are all the same, as they have taken the law into their own hands. He becomes a symbol of law and order in the 30 surrounding villages and is seen as a form of alternate government.
Bulliraju's training officer is designated the task of wiping Naxalism from the area. He sees Bulliraju as an outlaw who joined police training to learn their secrets. He vows to bring Bulliraju to justice. One day, Bairagi is betrayed by an illegal arms dealer and is captured. Bulliraju kidnaps the local minister in an effort to get Bairagi back. Bulliraju's gang is already decimated by various forces such as poisoned water, police encounters, weather and the elements of the forest. They fight on even though that they are running out of ammunition. The police is on their trail for the kidnapping of the minister. Eventually, the police catch up to them and most of them die with heavy casualties on both sides.
The overall message of the movie is that when people have nothing to lose, they will not shy away from taking the law into their own hands. When the common man is denied justice from official channels, he will seek justice from whoever will give it to him. Justice is as important to the sustenance of a society as food and water. When justice becomes a luxury, society turns to chaos and death becomes a way of life. When a government doesn't provide the kind of justice that society needs, society will try to snatch it as a drowning man will grasp for air.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Brahmaji as Buliraju
- Sanghavi as Baby
- Ravi Teja as Chanti
- Soundaraya (Geeta) as Lakshmi[5]
- Narasimha Raju as Gopal Reddy, ex-Naxalite leader
- Bhanu Chander as Training Officer
- Chalapati Rao as Minister
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Bairagi
- Pruthviraj Balireddy as Naxalite
- Sivaji Raja as Police Constable
- Surya as Chandra, a Naxalite
- Annapoorna as Buliraju's mother
- Ahuti Prasad
- Bandla Ganesh
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The soundtrack of this film was composed by Srinivasa Chakravarthy and all the lyrics except "Hai re hai" (by Chandrabose) were written by Sirivennela. The soundtrack received positive reviews.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Edu Malelethu Sukumariki" | Pradeep, Satyam | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
| 2. | "Hai Re Hai" | Srinivas | Chandrabose |
| 3. | "Oo Cheli Anarkali" | Suresh Peter | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
| 4. | "Oo Le Le Oo Le Le" | Vasudevan, Srinivas | |
| 5. | "Oorike Undadhey" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 6 | "Ardha Satabdapu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Second Best Feature Film - Silver - Krishna Vamsi & Mohan Mullapudi
- Best Dialogue Writer - K. N. Y. Patanjali
- Best Supporting Actor - Surya
- Best Lyricist - Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
- Best Character Actor - Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rediff On The Net, Movies: 'I want to be a free bird'". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chat with Telugu director Krishna Vamsi".
- ↑ "45th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "45th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Interview with YVS Chowdary by Jeevi". 9 July 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sindhooram on IMDb