''Onamalu'' ( Alphabet) is a 2012

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-language philosophical film, produced & directed by Kranthi Madhav on Sunshine Cinema banner. Starring

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, Kalyani and music composed by Koti. The film premiered on 22 June 2012. The film is a debut for director

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's into the film industry and known Telugu literary personality Mohd Khadeer Babu first time penned dialogue for the film. The film received

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for Best debut Director and Best outstanding Actor.

Plot

Narayana Rao (

) is a patriotic and simple village schoolmaster, who takes immense pleasure in working for the betterment of his students and his village. The movie shows Narayana Rao returning from the US to his native village after a long gap. While sentiments and affection used to be the guiding forces in the village he left, commercialism and greed are the dominant forces in the village he returns to. Stung by the changes his village has undergone and ashamed of the rapid decline in human values due to urbanization, Narayana Rao sets about repairing the damage time has caused. In between, flashback episodes show the life Narayana Rao used to lead in his village and the bonds shared between members of various communities. Will Narayana Rao be able to arrest the damage and bring about a realization in people? That forms the story of Onamaalu.

Cast

as Narayana Rao Master * Kalyani as Rukmini *

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as President *

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as Peddi Raju *

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as Erramanjil *

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as Military Chowdary * Praveen as Sundaram * Ravi Prakash as Khadar * Ananth as Mangapati Master *

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as NRI in Airport *Sasidhar as Venkatesh *Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Cyclone Subba Rao *Chitti as Rama Krishna *Siva Parvathi as Mahalakshmi *Meena as Nazhira *Maheswari as Sarala *Poornima *Bhavani as Lata

Soundtrack

Music composed by Koti. Lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

Awards 2012

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* CineMAA Award for Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav'' * CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actor - ''

'' *Chennai Telugu Academy Awards - ''Kranthi Madhav'' - Best Feature Film *Santosham Awards- ''Kranthi Madhav''- Best Feature Film *ANR - Abhinandana Awards - Best Feature Film, Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav'' *Bharatamuni Awards - Best Message Oriented Film, Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav''

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External links

*http://www.cinemahour.com/events/moviestills/Onamalu-Movie-Stills.html *http://www.song.cineradham.com/song.php?movieid=2608&moviename=Onamaalu(2012) 2012 films 2012 drama films 2010s Telugu-language films Films scored by Koti 2012 directorial debut films Indian drama films