''Erra Mandaram'' ( Red Hibiscus) is a 1991

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, produced by Pokuri Venkateswara Rao under the Eetharam Films banner and directed by

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. It stars

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and music composed by Chakravarthy. The entire movie was shot in a remote village. The film was remade in Oriya as ''Udandi Sita'' starring Aparijita Mohanty, in Tamil as ''

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'' starring Selva and Suganya and in Kannada as ''Balarama'' (2002) starring Rockline Venkatesh. The film won four

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Plot

Ramudu (Rajendra Prasad) plays an uneducated and innocent person working in a theatre. Arundhati (Yamuna) loves Ramudu and marries him. Due to the reservation system provided by the Government for the post of Panchayat President, Ramudu has been elected as the President of Gram panchayat by the village people under the head of a landlord, Jagganna Dora (Devaraj). Jagganna Dora later reveals his intention of selecting Ramudu as president as he is innocent and can be made a puppet in his hands. Ramudu wants to reform his village but is left helpless as he lacks courage. Later one day, he feels ashamed of himself for being so powerless and unable to stop the crimes committed by Dora. He revolts, which results in his arrest with false accusations, and is killed by Dora's men after he returns from the police station. The police take Dora's side and close the case, reporting that the person killed was someone other than Ramudu. Finally, Dora is then murdered by Arundhati and her son, both of whom allege the murder was committed by Ramudu, who is still said to be alive by the police. The movie ends with Arundhati and her son walking free.

Cast

as Ramudu *

as Arundhati *

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as Jagganna Dora *

P. L. Narayana P. Lakshmi Narayana (10 September 1935 – 3 November 1998) was an Indian actor, dialogue writer, and playwright, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. He has received one National Film Award and five state N ...

as Babai, Retired Army Soldier *

Sakshi Ranga Rao Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of ...

as Poojari *

Narra Venkateswara Rao Narra Venkateswara Rao was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He hailed from Agraharam village (Ramachandrapuram) in Zarugumalli Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Career He acted in over 500 films spanning ...

as Posukolu *Sanjeevi *

Jayalalita Jayalalita is an Indian character actor, who acted in about 650 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Early life Jayalalita was born in Gudivada, a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She complete ...

as Kotamma *Sailaja as Jagganna Dora's wife

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Music released on Cauvery Audio Company.

Awards

;

* Best Feature Film - Gold - P. Venkateswara Rao *

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* Best Lyricist -

Jaladi Raja Rao Jaladi Raja Rao ( te, జాలాది రాజా రావు) (9 August 1932 – 14 October 2011) was a versatile writer, playwright and lyricist in Telugu cinema. Life Jaladi was born on 9 August 1932 in Gudiwada in the Krishna di ...

References

External links

* 1990s Telugu-language films 1990 films Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Telugu films remade in other languages Films directed by Muthyala Subbaiah {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub