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Palasa 1978 (2020) The film is set in early 1978 in a village called Palasa which falls in Srikakulam district. Guru Murthy(Raghu Kunche) and his brother always keep suppressing the poor and two brothers revolt against them. Things become so serious that these brothers leave everything and become goons in order to save themselves and their tribe. The rest of the story is as to what happened to their lives and how they try to bring about a change in that area..
Greatandhra.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  0/5

The overt stress on the aspect of women going into the fields with ‘lotas’ is off-putting. Also, it has more of a documentary approach. But this is not a regular commercial film. ‘Palasa 1978’ is a film with a limited appeal, and it is for the .

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Idlebrain.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  0/5

On the flipside, the screenplay of the film is not good. Narration should have been more interesting towards the latter part of the film. Despite a few shortcomings, Palasa 1978 stands out as a genuine attempt by the director Karuna Kumar..

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Gulte.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  2.75/5

The cop character seems forced until the intentions of the director are out. Climax gets preachy as the director suddenly tries to give message about the ideologies of Ambedkar. This is not a climax that many would be hoping for. Palasa has its moments de.

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Telugucinema.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  2.75/5

Palasa 1978’ is told in a raw manner with the setting of the 1980s and 90’s Uttarandhra region. It is an honest effort. On the surface, it seems like a revenge drama but the movie’s soul lies in its final sequences where the Ambedkarism is propagate.

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123telugu.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  3/5

On the whole, Palasa 1978 is a realistic village drama that showcases the atrocities of the rich towards the backward castes in the early years. Realistic performances, good screenplay, and superb dialogues are basic assets. On the flip side, a predictabl.

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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com  (Apr 10, 2020)
Rating:  4/5

Highlighting the casteist nature of the state and mainstream politics, Palasa has a reference to many atrocities committed on Dalits across the country. Be it honour killings or the Karamchedu Massacre or Rohit Vemula’s suicide, the film talks about the.

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