Bhoomi Kosam | |
Director: | K. B. Tilak |
Producer: | K. B. Tilak |
Starring: | Ashok Kumar, Gummadi Jaggayya, Prabhakar Reddy, Jamuna |
Music: | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
Cinematography: | K.S.Ramakrishna & A.Gopinath |
Editing: | M. Devendranath |
Runtime: | 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.
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.