Matti Manushulu is a 1990 Telugu drama film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao starring Archana. The film, which dealt with the lives of laborers and construction workers, has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. The film won Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989. The film was subsequently premiered at the 1990 International Film Festival of India.
A physically disabled girl Ambili (Archana) is restricted to a wheelchair because of a childhood attack of polio. Unable to move out of home, she has only to fantasize the exteriors. She turns terribly introvert, fathoming the truth within and becoming positive towards people. She is skilled at making models and toys. She and her widowed mother are gradually sidelined in their own home by her brother Devan and his wife Raji.
, 1h24 Réalisé parBalu Mahendra GenresDrame ActeursArchana, Bala Note81% Chokkalingam, an octagenarian, leaves his village upon the death of his wife. He migrates to Madras, where his nephew Vasu, a lower middle-class man lives along with his family. Chokkalingam becomes an additional burden for Vasu, who is not able to meet the demands of his own family.