Sontha Ooru (English: Native village) is a 2009 Telugu film. It stars Raja, Thirtha, and L.B. Sriram in main roles.[1] It was directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy. The film was screened at several national and international film festivals like Mumbai Film Festival & Pune International Film Festival.[2][3] The film received four Nandi Awards.[4]

Sontha Ooru
Directed byP. Sunil Kumar Reddy
Produced byY Ravindra Babu
Kishore Basireddy
StarringRaja
Theertha
L.B. Sriram
CinematographySabu James
Edited bySri Guha
Music bySaketh Sairam
Production
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Sravya Productions
Release date
  • 21 March 2009 (2009-03-21)
Running time
120 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sontha Ooru is a film about rural life and how the innocent villagers are continuously exploited by the development plans of the government. The film portrays the Special economic zone victims and its impact on normal life.[5]

Cast

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Accolades

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Awards

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Nandi Awards of 2009

Screening

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The film was screened at following film festivals:

References

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  1. ^ "Sontha Vooru review - Telugu cinema Review - Raja, Theertha & LB Sriram".
  2. ^ http://www.mumbaifilmfest.com/images/pdf/Native_Village.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (28 April 2012). "The uprooted five - Hyderabad - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Visakhapatnam News : Award-winning director vows to make committed cinema". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "'Pazhassi Raja' in World Cinema category- The New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
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