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Erra Sainyam - Wikipedia

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Erra Sainyam
Official poster
Directed by	R. Narayana Murthy
Written by	P. L. Narayana (dialogues)
Story by	R. Narayana Murthy
Produced by	D. V. Raju
Starring	R. Narayana Murthy Narra Venkateswara Rao
Cinematography	R. Narayana Murthy
Edited by	Mohan-Rama Rao
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production company	Sneha Chitra Pictures
Release date	22 July 1994 (1994-07-22)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Erra Sainyam (transl. Red army)^[1] is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by R. Narayana Murthy and starring himself and Narra Venkateswara Rao.^[2] The film was screened in the mainstream section of the 26th International Film Festival of India.^[3]^[4] The film was a "runaway hit".^[5]

Cast

R. Narayana Murthy as Singanna
Narra Venkateswara Rao
Sanjeevi
Puranam Surya
Spandana
Guda Anjaiah as a judge^[6]
Mukku Raju^[7]
Telangana Shakuntala
Udaya Bhanu as Singanna's sister^[8]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Yadagiri, Guda Anjaiah, Mande Satyam, Bhanuri Satyanarayana, Sadasivam; all music is composed by Vandemataram Srinivas^[9]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Palleletla"	Vandemataram Srinivas	4:52
2.	"Banzare Banzo"	Vandemataram Srinivas	5:11
3.	"Evunnadakko"	Vandemataram Srinivas	5:07
4.	"Bandenaka"	Shankar	5:29
5.	"Palakonda"	Vandemataram Srinivas	6:03
6.	"Ooru Manadira"	S. P. Balasubramanyam	7:02
Total length:			39:38

Release and reception

The film was a box office success in Andhra Pradesh and prompted Narayana Murthy to star in Orey Rikshaw (1995).^[10] The film inspired many directors to make films in a similar naxalite-based films.^[11]^[12]

Goodipoodi Srihari of Sitara Weekly praised Murthy for directing in a political film with a serious subject, and Narayana for his dialogue. Srihari felt that the use of folk songs was the film's strength.^[13]

Remake

The film was remade in Hindi as Yeh Dhartee Hamaree Hai (transl. The land is ours) (2007) by Narayana Murthy, who reprised his role.^[14]^[15]

References

^ S. V. Srinivas (13 March 2008). "Cardboard monuments: City, language and 'nation' in contemporary Telugu cinema". Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 29 (1): 87–100. Bibcode:2008SJTG...29...87S. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9493.2008.00321.x.
^ Reddy, Jahnavi (1 September 2020). "'Pranam Khareedu' to 'Acharya': Communism in Telugu cinema and the red hero". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Jayakrishnan. "People's Star Nayaranamurthy's 'Annadatha Sukhibhava' to re-release next month". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ 26th International Film Festival of India '95, Bombay. 1995. p. 171.
^ Narasimham, M. L. (20 June 1995). "Disappointing year for Telugu cinema". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 22 December 1996.
^ Thummapudi Bharathi (2008). A History of Telugu Dalit Literature. Gyan Publishing House. p. 150. ISBN 9788178356884. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "నృత్యదర్శకుడు ముక్కురాజు కన్నుమూత". Sakshi (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Interview with Udaya Bhanu". Idlebrain.com. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Erra Sainyam". Spotify. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Chakravarthy, Venkatesh (2 October 2013). "In search of new narratives". Frontline. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Interview with R Narayana Murthy". Idlebrain.com. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ S. V. Srinivas (2009). Megastar: Chiranjeevi and Telugu Cinema After N.T. Rama Rao. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-569308-9. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Srihari, Goodipoodi (7 August 1994). "సినీ రివ్యూ - ఎర్ర సైన్యం" [Cine Review - Erra Sainyam]. Sitara Weekly (in Telugu).
^ "Tabu compared to Smitha". The Times of India. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Press Meet - Yeh Dharti Hamari". Idlebrain.com. 12 August 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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