Rudrangi (2023)

Rudrangi is a period drama set in the Telangana countryside of the first half of the twentieth century, when feudal landlords held absolute power over villages. Jagapathi Babu plays Bheem Rao Deshmukh, the cruel ruler of Rudrangi whose treatment of the villagers and women of his household breeds fear and resentment, with Mamta Mohandas and Vimala Raman in important roles. The film portrays the oppression of the period and the stirrings of resistance against it, a theme with deep roots in Telangana's history and cinema. It was produced by Rasamayi Balakishan and released in July 2023.