పలాస 1978 (2020)

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Palasa 1978 is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Karuna Kumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Rakshith, Nakshatra, and Raghu Kunche who also composed the music. Prawin Yendamuri and Thiruveer play a supporting roles. The film is set in 1970s in Palasa, a town in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and revolves around the incidents related to caste discrimination and untouchability. The film was listed in the Film Companion's "Top 7 Telugu films of 2020" chart.

Production

Karuna Kumar debuted as a director with the film. He admitted that the film is based on the incidents happened in his own hometown.

As a maker of short-films, I used to work with a small crew. But when it comes to a feature film, there would be 80-100 people on set at any given time. Many wouldn't even be aware of who is the film's director. I have learned how to manage people on set. It's important, like directorial skills.

Most of the actors in the film are debutants who previously worked in a few short films and web-series. Rakshith, who was last seen in London Babulu (2017), was signed to play the lead role after he consulted short film director Karuna Kumar. Rakshit's family friend, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, distributed the film. Rakshith learned the Palasa dialect of Telugu for the film.

Raghu Kunche composed the music who also played the character Guru Murthy in the film. He got wide recognition for both music composition and his acting. Arul Vincent in his Tollywood debut, handled the cinematography of the film. Award-winning editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao who worked for popular franchise Baahubali and film like Eega, Yamadonga, Magadheera, handled the editing production.

Principal shoot of the film began in late 2019. Majority of the film was shot at Palasa, Srikakulam and surrounding areas.

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