Stuartpuram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Stuartpuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′00″N 80°24′22″E / 15.8667°N 80.4062°E / 15.8667; 80.4062 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Bapatla |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Stuartpuram is a village located in the Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located on the Kolkata–Chennai highway.1
History
The village was named after Harold Stuart. Stuart approached The Salvation Army to reform the nomadic Yerukala tribe, who were labeled as a criminal tribe, by settling them down and the village was built as an establishment to reform them.123
The village is known for being the birthplace of criminal "Tiger" Nageswara Rao.14
Media portrayal
Stuartapuram has been depicted in Telugu cinema as a mysterious hub of criminal activity in films such as Stuartpuram Police Station (1991), Stuvartpuram Dongalu (1991), and Stuartpuram (2019). Two films about "Tiger" Nageswara Rao specifically were released in 2023: Stuartpuram Donga and Tiger Nageswara Rao. That year, the village put up a banner along State Highway 48 criticizing the negative and steretyped portrayal of their community in the films.5
References
References
- P, Samuel Jonathan (2017-11-25). "The agony of Stuartpuram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- "Haunted by the Past: Why 6,000 Families from Andhra's Stuartpuram are Desperately Seeking Help". The Wire.
- "స్టువర్టుపురం.. ఈ గ్రామానికో ప్రత్యేకత! | Special Story On Stuartpuram | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com.
- "Tiger Nageswara Rao: Who is this real-life Stuartpuram robber, known for his Robinhood-like methods?". OTTPlay.
- M, Sambasiva Rao (September 1, 2023). "Yerukula tribe's fight for justice and overcoming historical stereotypes" – via www.thehindu.com.