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1940 Lo Oka Gramam(2010)
Telugu132 mins
1940 Lo Oka Gramam (2010) is a 132-minute Telugu film directed by Narasimha Nandi. Starring Mukku Raju, Ramakrishna and Sai Lakshmi. With an audience rating of 7.5/10, 1940 Lo Oka Gramam stands as one of the notable Telugu releases of 2010.
Director:Narasimha Nandi
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 16 April 2010
- Director
- Narasimha Nandi
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.5/10
Storyline
An elderly widower pays a bride price to marry a teenage girl. She soon has an affair with a younger man from a lower caste and becomes pregnant. After the village punishes the couple, the old man and the community eventually accept their relationship.
“A forbidden love defies age, caste, and tradition.”
Film Details
7.5Rating
132Minutes
TeluguLanguage
Release Date16 April 2010
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
lovecorruptionjusticefamily
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Bala AdityaActor
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ShreeActor
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Mukku RajuActor
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RamakrishnaActor
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Sai LakshmiActor
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RajithaActor
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Sri LathaActor
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SriActor
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#10R
Rallapalli NarasimhaActor
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Narasimha NandiDirector
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N. C. NarasimhamCrew
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BaladityaActor
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Trivia
- The film was shot entirely on location in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh to capture authentic rural atmosphere.
- Director Narasimha Nandi spent over a year researching pre-independence social customs like kanyasulkam for accuracy.
- The lead actress, who played Susheela, was actually a newcomer and not 16 years old during filming.
- The movie's climax, where lower-caste villagers protest, was inspired by real historical caste-based movements in the region.
- It was one of the few Telugu films in 2010 to use minimal background score, relying more on natural sounds.
- The film did not have a wide theatrical release and primarily gained attention through festival circuits.
- Some dialogues were improvised by actors to reflect local dialect, based on interactions with village elders.