Bhoomi Kosam is a Telugu-language film directed by K. B. Tilak in 1974. It is one of the earliest films to portray far left politics in the Telugu language.S.V.Srinivas, Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema (Permanent Black, 2013).
The cast included Ashok Kumar, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Jamuna, Prabhakar Reddy and Chalam, Prabha. It was Jaya Prada's début. She was given this screen name for this film as suggested by M.Prabhakar Reddy.
The film features lyrics by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (Sri Sri) who was a prominent intellectual and poet of Andhra Pradesh and script by Sunkara Satyanarayana.
Story
The film is about a village's liberation, where the people want to be free from the tyranny of Zamindari. One of Zamindar's sons leads the revolt. The film represents of the efforts of left-wing political parties. The film was dedicated to the memory of Tilak's brother Ramanarasimha Rao who was 'encountered' in 1972.
Cast Ashok Kumar as Jagadeeswara Bhoopathi Jaggayya as Rajasekharam Jamuna as Raji Chalam as Suryam Prabha as Susheela Prabhakar Reddy as Raghavulu Thyagaraju as Bhupal Rao Ramana Reddy as Subbaiah
Reception
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