Hyderabad, March 31 – The critically acclaimed film "23," directed by Raj Rachakonda, which won the Special Jury Award at the Telangana government's Gaddar State Film Awards, will be screened for prisoners in the state.
Speaking at a felicitation ceremony where she participated, Telangana Director General of Prisons Soumya Mishra pointed out that the film, which was produced with great difficulty, had been handled responsibly and praised the filmmakers for creating a fine film.
"I have seen this film, and it is very impressive. I congratulate the team for their efforts. The transformation of criminals has been well incorporated into the story. Prison life has not been shown so realistically on screen before. "23" is a film that stands up to great films like "The Shawshank Redemption." We will definitely arrange for this film to be shown to prisoners. Even if there is a change in some people, it will be a great success for this film. Congratulations to the film "23" for winning the Telangana Gaddar Special Jury Award," she said.
For those unfamiliar, the Telugu film "23" (Twenty-three) was directed by Raj Rachakonda, best known for making critically acclaimed films like "Mallesham" and "8 AM Metro".
"23," which is based on the story of criminals' transformation, was released last year and received critical acclaim. Along with critical acclaim, the film also won the Special Jury Award at the Gaddar State Film Awards. On this occasion, Telangana Director General of Prisons Soumya Mishra specially congratulated the film team. She attended the felicitation ceremony organized on this occasion.
Director Raj said, "Thank you to the team who accompanied me on this journey. The journey of this film is very special. Thank you to the jury of the Gaddar Awards. I want the government to organize these screenings in prisons so that the purpose of this production can be fulfilled."