''Maa Ooru'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language anthropological film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao. The film received the Best Ethnographic Film award at the

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, with the jury praising it for "recalling with nostalgia the life of a village community of the fifties in Telangana" and commending its "sensitivity and graphic lyricism."

International honours

''Maa Ooru'' garnered several international accolades. In 1992, it was awarded the Main prize at the Media Wave International Film Festival in Hungary. The film was also featured at various prestigious events, including its premiere at the

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in 1999, and screenings at the Ekotopfilm - International Festival of Sustainable Development Films in the

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in 1995, and the Brastislavia Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Viterbo, Italy, in 1993. At the inaugural Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short, and animation films in 1990, ''Maa Ooru'' won the Best Cinematography award. Additionally, the film had its international premiere at Filmfest München in Germany in 1989 and was showcased in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

References

{{B. Narsing Rao, state=collapsed 1987 films Films about social issues in India Films directed by B. Narsing Rao Indian documentary films 1980s Telugu-language films Media Wave Award winners Indian avant-garde and experimental films Indian independent films