''Matti Manushulu'' () is a 1990 Indian
Telugu-language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fami ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
written and directed by
B. Narsing Rao
Bongu Narsing Rao (born 1946) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, littérateur, composer, poet, producer, actor and painter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. Rao has garnered five National Film Awards, three Nandi ...
starring
Archana. The film won the
Best Feature Film in Telugu at the
38th National Film Awards
The 38th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1990. Ceremony took place in 199 ...
, "For portraying the stark reality of pain which has been underlined with the warm hues of life" as cited by the Jury.
Plot
The film explores the lives of laborers and construction workers of Urban India.
International honors
The film won Diploma of Merit award at the
17th Moscow International Film Festival
The 17th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 July 1991. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Soviet-German film ''Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea'' directed by Karen Gevorkian.
Jury
* Oleg Yankovsky (Soviet Un ...
in 1991. The film was subsequently screened at the 1990
International Film Festival of India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common pla ...
.
References
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu
1990 films
1990s Telugu-language films
Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners
Films about labour
Films about poverty in India
Films about social issues in India
Indian avant-garde and experimental films
Indian drama films
Indian nonlinear narrative films
Social realism in film
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Films directed by B. Narsing Rao