​​​The power of good cinema: Six months after its release, people still can't stop talking about Palasa 1978

Palasa 1978

opened to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, which is a rarity in Tollywood. The film, which released in March this year, highlights caste discrimination in a village in

Srikakulam district

of Andhra Pradesh. With the motto, 'Educate, Revolt and Organise',

director Karuna Kumar

brought some core concepts to light that have been a part of our society just like the Tamil filmmaker Pa. Ranjith's Pariyerum Perumal. Recently, when Pa. Ranjith watched Palasa 1978 on OTT platform, he couldn't contain his excitement and took to Twitter to appreciate the director's perspective and the clarity with which he narrated the story. He wrote, "Palasa 1978, one of the very important movies from the

Telugu

film industry. It is very bold, raw and very clearly discussed

Dalit

perspective. I appreciate the movie a lot. Hopefully, more films will be coming in future. Congratulations @Karunafilmmaker”(sic). Soon after, Karuna Kumar thanked Pa. Ranjith for such a warm post.
But this is not the first time that a director has appreciated Palasa 1978. Earlier, director

Mohana Krishna

Indraganti also lauded the film.