English title: Our Kaloji
55 min, Telugu with English subtitles
Credit: Script and Direction
Kaloji Narayana Rao (1914-2002), popularly known as Kaloji or Kalanna, was much loved and admired poet, freedom fighter and political activist of Telangana. Mana Kaloji, tries to capture the relevance of Kaloji Narayana Rao (1914-2002) in the current politically turbulent times of world characterised by religious, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic conflicts.
Kaloji Narayana Rao(1914-2002), popularly known as Kaloji or Kalanna, was much loved and admired poet, freedom fighter and political activist of Telangana. The film, while trying to demystify his personal aura, attempts to capture the relevance of Kaloji’s words in the current politically turbulent times of world characterised by ethnic, cultural and socio-religious conflicts.
Explored through his personal life and ideas of resistance, this film has been shaped with the archival interviews of his wife – Rukmini Bai, grandson –Santosh and Kaloji himself. Kaloji’s life, narrated as memories by his wife and grandson, has been juxtaposed with his own interview where he counters with his own ideas of life and resistance. This juxtaposition forms a conversation-like intimate encounter with him capturing perspectives for a better world and the human essence beneath the legendary personality.
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