''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