Oka Oori Katha

Oka Oori Katha
Directed by	Mrinal Sen
Produced by	Pattabhi Rama Reddy
Written by	Munshi Premchand
Starring	A. R. Krishna Pradeep Kumar G. Narayana Rao M. V. Vasudeva Rao Mamata Shankar
Music by	Vijay Raghava Rao
Cinematography	K. K. Mahajan
Editing by	Nangadhar Naskar
Release date(s)	1977
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Oka Oori Katha (English title: The Marginal Ones; Telugu: ఒక ఊరి కథ) is a 1977 Telugu film directed by Mrinal Sen.^[1] It is based on the story Kafan by Munshi Premchand. It is one of the few Art films made in Telugu language.^[2]

The plot

Venkaiah (Vasudeva Rao) and his son Kistaiah (Narayana Rao) lives in a village. Venkaiah lives in a queer world of his own. They have learnt to conquer hunger and are mentally strong. They consider the poor farmers are fools to work for the rich and suffer. Kistaiah wants to marry Nilamma (Mamata Shankar). The father does not like the marriage. Kistaiah refused and married Nilamma.

Nilamma tries to control the family. Venkaiah does not change. Kistaiah stands between them. There is bitterness in the family. In course of time Nilamma conceives. One day, they find Nilamma in acute pain. The father refuses to call a midwife and Nilamma dies. They decide to conduct funeral rites to Nilamma. They go begging around the village and gather some money and decide to spend it on drinks.

Credits

Cast

• A. R. Krishna
• Pradeep Kumar
• G. Narayana Rao as Kistaiah
• M. V. Vasudeva Rao as Venkaiah
• Mamata Shankar as Nilamma
• Bhadra Reddy as Zamindar

Crew

• Director: Mrinal Sen
• Story: Munshi Premchand
• Screenplay: Mohit Chattopadhya
• Writer: Yandamoori Veerendranath
• Producer: Pattabhi Rama Reddy
• Original Music: Vijay Raghava Rao
• Cinematography: K. K. Mahajan
• Assistant Cameraman: Nadeem Khan
• Film Editing: Gangadhar Naskar
• Art Direction: B. Kalyan

Awards

• The film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 1977 from Government of Andhra Pradesh.
• National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu in 1977.
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Special Jury Award
• Carthage Film Festival - Special Award

References

1. ^ Oka Oori Katha (The Outsiders). Mrinal Sen. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.
2. ^ Telugu Art Cinema - Bhagvan Das Garga. Idle Brain. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.

External links

• Oka Oori Katha at IMDb.