''Vooru Manadiraa'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language revolutionary film directed by

R. Narayana Murthy R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as People's Star, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film ''Dan ...

starring himself, Siddappa Naidu and Telangana Sakunthala. The film's title is based on a song from ''

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'' (1994). The film was released to positive reviews. It was a success in the Nizam region (modern day

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) while it was a box office failure in

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Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Koti. The lyrics were written by

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Goreti Venkanna Goreti Venkataiah (born 4 April 1965), better known as Goreti Venkanna, is an Indian poet and singer known for his works in Telugu literature. He became popular after his song "Palle Kanneru Peduthundo" in the film ''Kubusam.'' He also acted a ...

, U Sambasiva Rao,

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, and Nandigama Gani.

Reception

Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "''Vooru Manadira'' is the film based on land movement, which is the driving factor behind naxalism in Telangana. This film is reflects the feelings of suppressed people in Telangana. But the projection of it is very raw". Gudipoori Srihari of ''

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'' wrote that "Narayanamurthy is subdued in the first half and shows his true spirits later. Sankar sends a chill through the spine with his voice and histrionic talent playing this brutal role. The folk tunes are many and the lyrical strength also proves its worth as the songs project the helplessness of oppressed people". A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "The dialogues by Narayana Murthy are quite persuasive as usual. Everyone seems to have done justice to his bit, with the exception of Narayana Murthy who goes overboard, naturally".

References

{{Reflist 2000s Telugu-language films 2002 films Telangana movement