CBFC A · our read 18+ · read from 9 reviews and the board’s record
18+
Parents should know
Moderate violence: a man kills another man during a festival procession. A caste-oppression drama set in 1970s Andhra Pradesh: two brothers turn to violence against upper-caste power. Also moderate bad language and moderate scary or upsetting scenes.
Parents should know
18 and up
Moderate violence
Moderate language
Moderate intense scenes
From 9 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC A certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC A · 18+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
Sex & nudityNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
“Sebastian invokes Ambedkar as an example to suggest that violence isn't the only way to deal with an unfair society” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“a police inspector named Sebastian teaches Mohan Rao the importance of education” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“a Dalit police officer played by the rather effective Vijay Ram” view the record →
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Summary
Mohan Rao and his elder brother face Pedda Shavukar and Chinna Shavukar, a political battle where low caste fights the high caste power.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Palasa 1978 OK for kids?
Filmi puts Palasa 1978 at 18+ — suitable for 18 and over. The CBFC certified it A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Palasa 1978 suitable for?
18+, based on the CBFC rating of A. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Palasa 1978?
What the record shows: violence — moderate; language — moderate; sex or nudity — not on record; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — moderate. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Palasa 1978?
The CBFC certified it A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
