ITLU AMMA
On a stormy night, a 19-year-old boy is stabbed.
Unable to get help, he slides into an overflowing
manhole.
Balasaraswathi, a traditional Brahmin widow, alone
searches for her son Venu in the storm as even police
could not help her.
On the following day, the police show her the dead
body of her son. Later they reveal the cause of death
as murder.
Investigations start, the mother affirms no possible
pre-existent disputes that may lead to the killing. She
says that her son is meek, and his only world is she.
The police could not trace the killer as the motive of
the killing is unknown. The widow, who never used to
go out of her house, makes round the police station
to know of the furtherance of their enquiry.
Experiencing the outside world, she slowly
understands the structure of the society. She sees
Satyam, his wife and friends arguing with a goonda
political leader. She sees him holding the baby as his
wife being arrested alongside other protesters for the
cause of a rape victim.
She decides to lead a solitary fight to discover the
motive of her son’s killing. She writes open letters
addressing the murderer(s) what made them to
commit the murder as her son is not involved in any
notoriety or carrying any money. This creates
commotion in the public. How her endeavour makes
the reality of life walks into her house and life, how
she understands those fighting for justice are
outdone, how the truth will be suppressed, how an
ordinary woman turns to be a social activist and how
she stands for the just cause Satyam has laid his life,
forms the crux of the story
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Umamaheswara rao CDirector
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Umamaheswara rao cWriterAnkuram, Mounam, Sindhooram,
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Murali Bommaku BommakuProducerSharanam Gachchami, The Boss, Mera Bharat
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RevathiKey Cast"Mother"Balasaraswathi
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 48 minutes 49 seconds
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Completion Date:December 31, 2020
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Production Budget:800,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Telugu
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Shooting Format:ARRI ALEXA
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Indian national film festival
India
September 23, 2021
National Award
Distribution Information
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Sony LIVDistributorCountry: IndiaRights: Internet
F i l m D i r e c t o r, S c r e e n w r i t e r,
Aesthetician, Producer and Cultural
Activist Rao’s Telugu legendary film
Ankuram, the first of its kind on civil
liberties, fetched him National
Award and AP State’s Best Director
Award and his film, a rape victim’s
trauma, Sreekaram got him Nandi
Award. He has done many
accoladed serials, telefilms, short
films, documentaries, promotional
films.
He is presently the Chairman of
Centre for New Perspectives in Film
and Media and the Chairman of
Dadasaheb Phalke School of Film
Studies, Hyderabad.And he had
been the Chairman of the west and
was in the Central Committee of
National Film Awards, 2019.