T-Effect : ‘Komaram Bheem’ finally hits the silver screen after being in can for 20 years.
Published on Friday, July 2, 2010
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For 20 years, a film made on a tribal revolutionary from Adilabad who fell to the bullets of the Nizam’s army, has remained in the cans. On Friday, ‘Komaram Bheem’, will finally hit the silver screen.
The film is about the Gonds’ struggle of the 1940s in backward Adilabad district against the oppressive rule of the Nizam and the real life hero, Komaram Bheem, who led it. Komaram Bheem has attained an iconic status.
Though the movie bagged two Nandi awards in 1990, there were no takers for it and did not hit the silver screen. With the political atmosphere in the state changing with Telangana becoming the centre of every activity, the state government has swung into action now to release the film.
The film will be open for viewing in one of the screens at Imax apart from Deepak theatre at Narayanaguda in the city. It will also be released in three theatres in Adilabad, one in Warangal and one in Karimnagar. This is for the first time that the state government through the A P Film, TV and Theatre Development Corporation (APFTVTDC) got involved in the release of a film by facilitating a meeting with exhibitors.
‘Komaram Bheem’ was produced by Filmmedia Productions with some financial assistance from the Utnoor division of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) 20 years ago. Finally, the daring deeds of a real-life hero will be seen on the screen from tomorrow.
It won two Nandi awards in 1990 – for the best director of a debut film and another for best feature film on national integration. Goutam Ghosh, who directed ‘Maa Bhoomi’, the acclaimed movie on Telangana has provided the musical score for ‘Komaram Bheem’.
This film on the Telangana tribal revolutionary will subsequently be released in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam in Andhra region and Anantapur of Rayalaseema region.
Interestingly, the production of the film had been initiated by IAS officer P Subramanyam when he was in the ITDA 20 years ago. Last year, Subramanyam, special secretary in the chief minister’s office, took interest for the theatrical release of the film. The IAS officer had died in the helicopter crash along with chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in September last year.
Another interesting aspect about the release of ‘Komaram Bheem’ is that soon another film with Komaram’s name is also being released.
Prajarajyam Party (PRP) leader Chiranjeevi’s brother Pawan Kalyan is the hero of the film titled ‘Komaram Puli’. Though this movie is not about Komaram Bheem himself, the reference to him in the title itself indicates that the real life hero would be eulogised on the screen. Incidentally, Telangana activists see Chiranjeevi as anti-Telangana while his brother Pawan Kalyan is recognising the greatness of a Telangana Gond tribal revolutionary.
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Bharath
July 2nd, 2010 at 8:22 pm
I heard the songs in raaga.com…
This will be a hit, mark my words….july 2nd 2010
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Krishna
July 2nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
It is good to see this movie finally releasing in theaters. Also, the state education department should make efforts to revamp the History curriculum to include history of oppression and liberation of Hyderabad state, ending with accession of Hyderabad state to Indian union.
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Thomassheep
July 3rd, 2010 at 12:02 am
Jai TELANGANA
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vvachaspati
July 3rd, 2010 at 8:12 pm
The people of the State make this movie a super hit. Unlike Telagana leaders or TRS cadre who dance before the theatres who acted by other parts of the state, we do not oppose the movies regarding Telangana and Telangana culture.
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EHReddy
July 3rd, 2010 at 11:09 pm
For the decades we are totally ignorant of our History. Many Telanganites till didn’t know the relevance of Sep’17th and the great fights by our Martyrs. We used to pray for Alluri but not aware of Komuran Bheem. We know Gandhi and Tanguturi Prakasam but no knowledge of RaviNarayanReddy, Chakali Ilamma etc.
At least now arise and awake and fight for the cause of Telangana. It is our fundamental responsibility to protect our mother land’s History, culture and language.
Jhor se bholo pyaar se bolo jai telangana jai jai telangana !
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Javed Khan
July 4th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Interesting piece of Information.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Hyderabad_CM_Burgula_Views_about_merger
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Vachaspati
July 4th, 2010 at 11:12 am
Here also my comment was deleted!!
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Vachaspati
July 4th, 2010 at 11:16 am
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Telanganaforever
July 4th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
If your comments are deleted that means we don’t need you on this site. You can write in some other simplyandhra site or jaiandhra site or greatandhra site or andhracafe site. We do read comments written there. We know what they write on these sites.
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Telanganaforever
July 4th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
“Freedom is not given, it is taken”
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AbdulMuqtadir Syed
July 4th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
@Vachaspati, why are you crying foul Mr. Vachaspati? We can read your posts here on this site. Unless you write something very derogatory I don’t think your posts will be deleted, I don’t think you wrote something like that.
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Komaram_Puli
July 4th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Please watch this movie
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Vachaspati
July 4th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Relax AbdulMuqtadir Syed Sir,
Admin is not impartial.
He/She is not for open debates here, but just for closed debates. I never gave derogatory comments and I just can’t do it. Because I know what to write or what not to write in the media.
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australiamite
July 4th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
@Vachaspati….when you know that it is going to be “closed debates” on this website, why are you even here at all? Just leave this website…You services are not needed here probably…..Don’t make yourself anymore shameful by further posting comments here…..Its better for us too that we can write some productive info rather than writing replies to your foolish comments…. If u were from media you would be writing in your media and not here….BTW what media r u from? You seem to bluff which one can easily makeout….Ee andhra oorlalla nunchi ostarr ra bhi meerantha…..
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Madhukar Yadav
July 5th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Jai Telangana!! Seems to be a good movie n must to watch…and more n more Such Telangana movies has to be released, so that people (entire world) should know wats happening in a Democratic country like INDIA…Jai Telangana!!
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Pavan
July 5th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Yesterday I watched this movie in Deepak theatre. Movie really good. Resonse from audience was good too.Theater was almost full. Many telangana activists were there in the theatre.All the scenes are very natural and artificial flavour (Bharee Dialogues, Make up adi idi naanaa chetha) like we see in other telugu movies I can assure one more thing, all the telangana people are gearing up for the next movie Veera Telangana which is going to hit the screens on 9th July. Good to see this kind of activism in movies as well. Ee cinamalku Telangana valla chevulaku Andhra cinemalu pattinchina thuppunu vadilinchaalnani korukuntunna..
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Pavan
July 5th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Friends,
One more very important message we Telangana activists giving to world through these kind efforts is we are not only fighting for our rights , we are doing our work constructivly. We are not only criticisizing those things which are bad for our soceity and also showing alternatives. This is the greatness of Telangana people.
There are some excellent dialogues in the Movie “Manam mana pellam pillalni, manam kutumbanni premisthunnam. Kanee aa prema vallaku thindi pettadi. Manam chese poratame vallku thindi peduthadi.”
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australiamite
July 5th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Well said @Pavan….I admire your views…
Jai Telangana
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EHReddy
July 5th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
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rajender singh
July 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
IAS officer P Subramanyam, is a Seemandhra Officer. This is enough proof that there is no discrimination on Telangana.
Eenadu reported the power situation of the state.
Telangana produces just 10% of the total power of the state but uses 60%. Is it not looting the power from SA?
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rajender singh
July 6th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Who will see these movies. Utter time waste
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