Few weeks before the lockdown had been imposed in the country, a Telugu movie named Palasa 1978 had released, and received overwhelmed positive reviews for its hard-hitting socially relevant content.

Directed by debutant Karuna kumar, Palasa 1978 had Rakshith and Nakshatra playing leads and has been receiving good response on OTT platforms as well. Now, director Pa Ranjith has posted a tweet appreciating the movie and it's content.

Pa Ranjith tweeted "Palasa1978, One of the very important movies from the Telugu film industry. It is very bold, raw and very clearly discussed Dalit perspective . I appreciate the movie a lot ????hopefully, more films will be coming in future.congratulations @Karunafilmmaker".

Palasa1978, One of the very important movies from the Telugu film industry. It is very bold, raw and very clearly discussed Dalit perspective . I appreciate the movie a lot ????hopefully, more films will be coming in future.

congratulations @Karunafilmmaker

— pa.ranjith (@beemji) May 21, 2020