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Itlu Amma is a 2021 drama film written and directed by C. Umamaheswara Rao. The film revolves around a traditional widow, who transforms from a person of socio-psychological isolation to a person with the spirit of universal motherhood, social commitment and activism. The film has received 46 awards in various film festival across the world.

The film had its world premiere on Sony Live on 8th October 2021.

Themes
Itlu Amma speaks of the need for the universal motherhood that emphasizes the responsibility of sharing love with all born on this planet without any sort of discrimination based on region, race, religion, caste, language etc. It stresses for prime societal concern (particularly by women) for worldly challenges of hunger, disease, poverty, and war.

Cast
Revathi as Balasaraswathi

Aruvi Bala as Raju

Ravi Kale as Inspector Ravi

Posani Krishna Murali as Crime Reporter

Mihirah as Usha

Plot Summary
On a stormy night a 19-year-old boy is stabbed. Unable to get help, he slides into an overflowing manhole.

Balasaraswathi, a traditional Brahmin widow, searches for her son Venu in that storm. Approaches Police for help and returns home worried. On the following day the police show her the dead body of her son. Later they reveal the cause of death as murder.

Investigations start, the mother affirms no possible preexistent disputes that could result in a killing. She says that his world is she and her world is he. Police could not trace the killer as the motive of the killing is unknown. The widow who was committed to four walls, couldn’t bear the trauma and her visits to the police station to know the motive of the killer go futile.

Experiencing outside world, she slowly understands the social structure. She sees a young man with a baby in his arms, his wife being arrested alongside other protesters for the cause of a rape victim. She recognizes the man as Satyam and his wife arguing with a goonda political leader.

She decides to lead a solitary fight to discover the motive of her son’s killing. She writes open letters addressing the murderer(s) under duress from all quarters. How she finds, those fighting for justice are killed, how truth walks into her house and life, how truth will be suppressed and how she turns to be an activist for the same cause Satyam initiated, form the crux of the story.

Release
The film was released on 8th October on Sony Liv.