Bhoomi Kosam

Bhoomi Kosam
Anupama Films
Directed by	K. B. Tilak
Written by	Srirangam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	K. B. Tilak
Starring	Ashok Kumar, Gummadi Jaggayya, Prabhakar Reddy, Jamuna
Cinematography	K.S.Ramakrishna & A.Gopinath
Edited by	M. Devendranath
Music by	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Release date	1974 (1974)
Running time	171 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Bhoomi Kosam is a Telugu-language film directed by K. B. Tilak ^[1] in 1974. ^[2] It is one of the earliest films to portray far left politics in the Telugu language. ^[3]

The cast included Ashok Kumar, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Jamuna, Prabhakar Reddy and Chalam, Prabha. It was Jaya Prada's début. ^[4] She was given this screen name for this film as suggested by M.Prabhakar Reddy.

The film features lyrics and script by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao (Sri Sri) who was a prominent intellectual and poet of Andhra Pradesh and K.G Satyamurthy (Shivasagar) who was the founder of the People's War Group.

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

References

1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN   978-1-57958-146-6.
2. "Bhoomi Kosam (1974)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
3. S.V.Srinivas, Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema (Permanent Black, 2013).
4. "Jaya Prada shares throwback pic from her first film: 'Facing my first shot in my movie'". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.