''Osey Ramulamma'' is a 1997 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by

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. The film is based on a woman's rebellion in

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and stars

Vijayashanti Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hi ...

as the title character. Rao and Rami Reddy also star while

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makes a

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. The film premiered at the 1998

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in the mainstream section.

Plot

Ramulamma is born into the Dalit caste, making her an "untouchable", in the village. At the age of 13, she is impregnated by the Dora, Jagannayak Patwari. After giving birth to the baby, Patwari comes to know of its existence. He orders his men to throw the baby away and kill Ramulamma. The baby is found by Naxalites and raised by them. Injured, Ramulamma is taken care of, by a Dalit couple, who treat her as their sister. They live in a typical feudal village in

, where the Doralu (feudal lords), exploit peasants in the name of bonded labour and debts. Ramulamma is asked to work at the palace of the Dora, as a maid for the Dorasani, the wife of the Dora. One day, Patwari's son forcefully attempts to rape Ramulamma. She kills him in his bed. Learning of this, Patwari tries to kill Ramulamma, but she is rescued by Komaranna, a naxalite leader, and is taken to the forest, where Komaranna and the other naxalites live. She learns their ideology, begins to believe in it, and gradually becomes the leader, after Komaranna steps down. Meanwhile, Ramulamma's son is killed by Patwari. CBI officer, Krishna, who was sent by the Central Government to look into the Naxalite issue, convinces Ramulamma and Komaranna to surrender. But later, he finds that the central government is corrupt and that the Doras are ruling it. He learns that Ramulamma is to be killed by the Dora. He helps Ramulamma escape from jail, but Komaranna and he die in the gunfight with the police. Ramullama finally kills Patwari, in front of the whole village.

Cast

– Ramulamma *

– Komranna * Rami Reddy – Landlord Jagannayak Patwari *

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– Ramaswamy * Sakunthala – Ramaswamy's wife * Saraswati Narra * Ashok Kumar – Landlord's son *

Suthivelu Kurumaddali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (7 August 1947 – 16 September 2012), better known by his stage name Suthi Velu, was an Indian actor and comedian known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has acted in more than 200 films, and won four state ...

as Krishna Mohan(

) *

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(cameo appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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. Srinivas gained Nandi award and Filmfare south award for his work. The songs (except two) were sung by him.

Reception

The film was reviewed by ''Zamin Ryot''. A critic from ''Andhra Today'' wrote that "A big hit for the dashing, dare-devil heroine Vijayashanti after a long time is Ose Ramulamma".

Awards

*1997 –

won the

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and the

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. *1997 –

won the

Nandi Award for Best Actress The Nandi Award for Best Actress was commissioned in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi" and a cash award of 30,000. Most Awards were received by Vijayashanti and Jayasudha (4 awards each). List of winners of Nandi Awards for Best Act ...

and the

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References

External links

* {{Dasari Narayana Rao 1990s action drama films 1990s feminist films 1990s Telugu-language films 1997 films Films about women in India Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas Indian action drama films Indian feminist films