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Inspiring masterpiece of Indian cinema Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy movie based on the real story of A History Forgotten First rebellion of India against British Rule.
Sye Ra Narasimha Reddy Real Story
Indian soil has seen many brave freedom fighters who gave their lives for the nation to bring up India Independence. Many people fight for the struggle of Indian Independence. Narasimha Reddy was one of them a such a brave heart for the early freedom fighters. In the early colonial rule, British rulers oppressed the Indian rulers in their expansion mode. The British rulers, forcefully collect money from the people of India in local areas. So, many people are feared to revolt, but some of them came forward and fight for injustice.
One among them was Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, local ruler, an unsung freedom fighter. Like other early freedom fighters, without any compunction, Reddy was put to death by the EIC officials. Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is one of the earliest freedom fighters in India like Veera Pandya Katta Bomman of South Tamil Nadu. Reddy, who had 66 villages under his control and an army of 2000 men, could not brook the atrocities committed by the corrupt officials of EIC (East India Company) and the sufferings and pains his people had to go through under their occupation.
According to historians, Sye Ra Narasimha Reddy’s original name is Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. Narasimha Reddy is Born to Polygar of Koilakuntla PeddaMalla Reddy which is on the banks of Kundu River around early 1800s,. He was born in a Zamindari family, His father Peddamalla Reddy and his grandfather Jayarami Reddy were local chieftains (Palegars) of koilakuntla and after his region was ceded to the British, he refused to pay the taxes.
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is one of the earliest freedom fighters and is among the list of those unsung heroes of freedom struggle. This brave rebel who gave sleepless nights to the British: Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is one of the earliest freedom fighters in India, who fought the British long before the 1857 revolution.
He was born in Uyyalawada village, Which is located in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and at that time it was Madras Presidency. Polygar is administrative for territorial and military governors appointed by South Indian Rulers.
As Narasimha Reddy Born to Polygar, From Childhood Narasimha Reddy is good at sword fights, Wrestling, and other activities. After his father resigns Narasimha Reddy become Polygar of Koilakuntla.
The early Colonial invaders under the East India Company was a repressive one as the company was in an expansion mode at the expense of Maharajahs and Muslim rulers who were rendered powerless and money-less. Also affected were the local rulers
and chieftains at many places who were forced to pay taxes to the British through their noses. Many could not fight, but some revolted against the unjust foreign rulers.
After the defeat of muslim rulers around 1789AD by the British with the help of Nizam and Martha kings. Mysore kingdom was divided into parts and given to Nizam and Martha Kings. But in 1800AD Nizam king has gifted his part of Mysore kingdom along with some other occupied areas to British India And that region is known as “Ceded Region”. Koilakuntla also came under that Region.
His revolt in India against the British occupation was 10 years earlier than India's First War of Independence of 1857 also known as Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. People from villages like Uyyalawada, Gulladurti, Harivaram, Uppaluru, Kotthakota took part in this early rebellion. The vestiges of the early events are well frozen in the ruins of the fort at Kotthakota, near Giddalur. Now these villages are in Prakasam, Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh and in the Bellary region of Karnataka.
Rise of Narasimha Reddy
After taking the position of his father Narsimha Reddy was ruling, His territory with good prosperity. But after that place is given to British India by Nizam kings. British Governors are appointed for the ruling, But Still, they use to pay salary to Polygar. As the ruling fell under British governers, They use to collect a lot of tax from people.
Narasimha Reddy became aggravate with British rule but waited for the correct time to show his rebellious. During that time he was taken support from other kings, who are aggravated with British rule.
After he was insulted by the British treasury, he raided the treasury along with his followers and beheaded its secretary, Raghavachary.
In 1846 around June month with a strategy, He attacked Koilakuntla and robbed money from British and distributed to people. he raided the treasury at Koilakuntla and marched towards Kambham, Andhra Pradesh (Prakasam District). On the way, at Rudravaram he killed the forest ranger. This being a serious matter, the then Collector Thomas Monroe issued orders to arrest him. The EIC put a price on his head Rs. 5000 and Rs. 10,000 for his head.
Reddy, with his army mounted a serious attack on the British forces camped at Giddaluru on 23 July 1846 and defeated them. Unable to capture him, the British deceptively imprisoned his family at Kadapa. Narasimha Reddy moved to Nallamala in village Parusomula. But to the government’s surprise, he rescued his family by pointing a knife at the officer of the Lal Bangla, where his wife and son were imprisoned.
Again Around September 1846, He attacked Giddaluru And like this with different strategies, he attacked different areas. So British soldiers became clueless.
With different and unpredictable strategies attacks it became difficult to catch Narasimha Reddy. So the British Government have advertised,
Attempts to capture him by the British were unsuccessful. The British put a price of Rs 10,000/ for his head, which was a huge amount in those days.
The person whoever will give information about Narasimha Reddy will get that, The British forces were tipped off by some one about the hideout of Mr. Reddy. To avoid being caught by the British in the Nallamala area, Narasimha Reddy returned to Koilkuntla area and hid in Jagannatha Konda near the village of Ramabhadrunipalle.
After an informant passed information about his whereabouts to the British, he was captured by the British army on 6 October 1846. British active collector Kokcrne with his army cached Narasimha Reddy.
He and his men were treated as if they were criminals. The EIC subjected Reddy to the worst humiliation before being brought to Koilkuntla. They put heavy fetters on him and paraded him right before his people with blood-stained clothes so that it would be a warning to them.
Among the people arrested in hundreds, 112 were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for 5 to 14 years. Some were sent to the dreaded prison in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The special commissioner of Cuddapah conducted the trial and Narasimha Reddy was charged with revolt, murder and dacoity and convicted on all charges.
Uyyalawada Public Hanging
He was sentenced to death by hanging. On 22 February 1847, Reddy was hanged publicly by the British in Koilkuntla on the banks of a nearby river in the presence of Collector Kokcrane. Two Thousand people attended for this public hanging. Another blot in the British India history. A patriot was dubbed as a murderer and robber and, at last, was mercilessly killed by the early British rulers.
His head was kept on the fort wall in public view for 30 years from 1847 to 1877 to instill fear in the people so that another rebellion won't be tried by others against the British.
But that doesn’t stopped people showing Rebellious against the British Government. The 1857th “Sepoy Mutiny” was an inspiration that was filled by Narasimha Reddy in People.
The places like Nossam, Uyyalawada, Rupanagudi, Gulladurthi, Uppaluru and Giddaluru have a fort built by Narsima Reddy to protect his kingdom. Plans are afoot to erect a statue in honour of Reddy and the government also has plans to include his brave story in the school text books.
But according to some leftist historians, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy was not rebellious against the British Government and there is no proper proof about his living identity and his attacks against the British. But native People of his own land believes about his story and so does every proud bhartiye.
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