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1940 Lo Oka Gramam 1940 Lo Oka Gramam.jpg Narasimha Nandi N. C. Narasimham Vadapalli Raghu babu Nayudu Pilla Gudipati Venkatachalam BaladityaSri RamyaRallapalli Mukku RajuRajitha Saketh Sairam 2008 India Telugu
1940 Lo Oka Gramam (A village in 1940) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language period drama film directed by Narasimha Nandi. It stars Baladitya and Sri Ramya, with Rallapalli, Mukkuraju, Rajitha and Gundu Hanumantha Rao in supporting roles. It is inspired by the story Nayudu Pilla written by Gudipati Venkata Chalam. The director mentions that Nayudu Pilla inspired him to develop the story.'1940 lo oka gramam' release soon http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/19/stories/2010021950760200.htm The Hindu 19 February 2010 29 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100224025001/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/19/stories/2010021950760200.htm 24 February 2010 dead dmy It is produced by N. C. Narasimham.Nandi: No takers for off-beat films B V S Prakas https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Nandi-No-takers-for-off-beat-films/articleshow/5499006.cms The Times of India 26 January 2010 29 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100129073334/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Nandi-No-takers-for-off-beat-films/articleshow/5499006.cms 29 January 2010 live dmy
Cast
Baladitya as SuriThe Dalit Assertion in Telugu Cinema through Non-Dalit Filmmakers' Lens International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management Mahesh K. 2022-04-01 https://ijhssm.org/issue_dcp/The%20Dalit%20Assertion%20in%20Telugu%20Cinema%20through%20Non%20Dalit%20Filmmakers%20Len.pdf 2 1 27–33 IJHSSM live en India International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management 3048-6874 3048-6874 https://web.archive.org/web/20251101194955/https://ijhssm.org/issue_dcp/The%20Dalit%20Assertion%20in%20Telugu%20Cinema%20through%20Non%20Dalit%20Filmmakers%20Len.pdf 2025-11-01 2025-11-01
Sri Ramya as Suseela
Rallapalli
Mukku Raju as Dixitulu
Ramakrishna
Rajitha as Suseela's mother
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Sri Latha
Sai Lakshmi
Reception
Despite winning accolades, the film remained unreleased for two years and had a poor theatrical performance.https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Power-packed-role/article16372408.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20251204004809/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Power-packed-role/article16372408.ece dead 4 December 2025 Power-packed role The Hindu 25 April 2010 www.thehindu.com
Awards and honours
Year Award category Winner Ref. Reference 2008 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu N. C. Narasimham http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf 56th National Film Awards Directorate of Film Festivals 27 March 2012 19 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019152853/http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf live Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration N. C. Narasimham Nandi Award for Best Character Actor Mukku Raju Arts, Culture & Entertainment – Page 42 3 August 2014 https://www.hyderabadfirst.in/VRmTW/?cat=5&paged=42 Nandi Special Jury Award Sri Ramya http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2008.html Nandi awards 2008 announced - Telugu cinema news idlebrain.com 11 May 2015 20 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141020171123/http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2008.html live
References
External links
Category:2008 films
Category:Films based on Telugu novels
Category:Films set in 1940
Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners
Category:2008 Telugu-language films
Category:2008 Indian films
Category:Films about the caste system in India
Category:Films set in the British Raj