| Ankuram | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | C. Umamaheswara Rao |
| Written by | C. Umamaheswara Rao Tanikella Bharani (dialogues) |
| Produced by | K. V. Suresh Kumar |
| Starring | Revathy Sarath Babu Om Puri |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Distributed by | Film India Art Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Ankuram (transl. Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu-language drama film written and directed by C. Umamaheswara Rao. It stars Revathi, Sarath Babu and Om Puri. The film is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights.[1] It was featured at the 24th IFFI "Indian Panorama" mainstream section.[2]
The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.[3] The film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.[4]
- ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "ankuram (1993)". ghantasala.info. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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