''1940 Lo Oka Gramam'' () is a 2010 Indian

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-language

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film directed by

Narasimha Nandi Narasimha Nandi (born Narasimha Reddy) is an Indian film, screenwriter, director, producer and playwright known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In 2008, he garnered the National Film Award and Nandi Award for directing ''1940 Lo ...

. It stars Baladitya and

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, with Rallapalli, Mukkuraju, Rajitha, Jenni, Vinodh and Gundu Hanumantharao in supporting roles. It is inspired by the story ''Nayudu Pilla'' written by

Gudipati Venkata Chalam Gudipati Venkatachalam (1894–1979), popularly known as Chalam, was an Indian Telugu-language writer and philosopher. He was considered to be one of the most influential personalities in modern Telugu literature. Most of Chalam's work was rega ...

. The director mentions that ''Nayudu Pilla'' inspired him to develop the story. It is produced by N. C. Narasimham.

Cast

* Baladitya as Suri *

as Suseela * Rallapalli *

Mukku Raju Mukku Raju (Sagiraju Rajamraju) was a Tollywood film choreographer and actor. Raju started his career as choreographer in Tamil Cinema / Kollywood, but ended as an actor and has acted in over 1000 films. He also directed and wrote scripts fo ...

as Dixitulu *

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

Rajitha Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s. Career Rajitha made her debut in film industry at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie, ''Brahma Rudrulu'' in which she portrayed Akkineni Nage ...

*Gundu Hanumantharao *Vinod *Jenni

Awards and honours

References

2010 films Films based on Indian novels Films set in 1940 Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners 2010s Telugu-language films Films about social class Films about social issues Films about society Films about the caste system in India Films set in the British Raj {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub