Ankuram (Telugu: అంకురం; translation: The Seeding) is a 1993 Telugu feature film directed by Umamaheswara Rao. C, with Revathi in the lead. The movie is about an inspiring journey of a middle-class woman to return an abandoned child to his father. Ankuram runs, in the background, issues like social stigmas, feudalism, naxalism, bureaucracy and human rights. The plot unfolds like a Chinese puzzle; it's a journey where we discover gradually the reason for the lead being harassed by the police, the blocks she faces uncovering a father's identity, and the darker side of an authoritarian police force and its brutality towards tribals.

Ankuram ends with the message that citizens who can speak have the responsibility of speaking about the rights of the fellow citizens who can not speak.

This film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu — 1992. Umamaheswara Rao. C won Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Director award. Revathi won an award for best actress.

Film screening is followed by discussions with filmmaker and the feminist groups.

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