Oonga (film)

Oonga is a Hindi and Oriya film directed by Devashish Makhija, and produced by Speaking Tree Pictures amp Moo Print Pictures. It is a story of a little adivasi boys obsession with becoming Rama, set against the backdrop of corrupt land mining activities threatening to destroy his village and the civil strife it leads to. The film stars Nandita Das, Seema Biswas, Salim Kumar and Raju Singh as Oonga.

Little adivasi Oonga misses his village school trip to see the Ramayana. Upset about being the only kid in his tribal village Pottacheru who has not yet seen the mythical warriorking Rama, Oonga runs away, embarking on a long adventurous journey to the big city of Lohabad.Oonga braves his way across forests, rivers and roads, hitching stolen rides on cars past valleys dug up for industrialization along underconstruction highways until he reaches Lohabad. This world is much larger, brighter and faster than where he came from. After being denied entry he sneaks in to watch the play. ........

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