''Pichi Pullayya'' () is a 1953 Indian

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drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

T. Prakash Rao Tatineni Prakash Rao (24 November 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi cinema, Hindi, and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, he directed ov ...

. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Telug ...

and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by

T. V. Raju Thotakura Venkata Raju (Telugu: తోటకూర వెంకట రాజు), better known as T. V. Raju (1921 - 20 February 1973), was an Indian music composer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant composer to ...

. The film was produced by

N. Trivikrama Rao N. Trivikrama Rao was an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter in Telugu cinema. He was the younger brother of N. T. Rama Rao and the co-owner of National Art Theatre, Madras,Eenadu Daily, Eenadu cinema – 17 July 2013, National art ...

on National Art Theatres banner.

Plot

In a village lives an innocent guy Pullayya who does not know anything about the world, his father Seshayya sends him to the city to work at Zamindarini Manorama Devi's house. The maid Kantham takes a liking to him. A distant relative of the deceased Zamindar, Bhupala Rao controls the estate by enticing Manorama Devi. She is fond of her stepson Chinababu and his wife Vasantha. Bhupala Rao is after the wealth supposedly hidden under the Zamindar's Samadhi. Vasantha thwarts his dubious plans. To get rid of her, Bhupala Rao spreads a rumour that she has an illicit relationship with Pullayya. The pregnant Vasantha is thrown out of the house. Pullayya takes her to his village and there she gives birth to a baby boy. Bhupala Rao hires men to demolish the Samadhi and in the process, assaults Manorama Devi and blames Pullayya. Manorama Devi testifies against Bhupala Rao in court, Pullayya is released and Bhupala Rao and his cronies are punished. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Pullayya and Kantham.

Cast

as Pullayya *

as Vasantha * Krishna Kumari as Kantham * Gummadi as Bhupala Rao *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi ...

as Neelakantam *Amarnath as Chinna Babu *Mahankali Venkaiah as Kodandaramayya *Koduru Achaiah as Seshayya *Chaya Devi as Manorama Devi *Hemalatha *Mohana as Nurse

Music

Music was composed by

. Lyrics were written by Anisetti Subba Rao.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt0254698 1953 drama films Films directed by T. Prakash Rao Films scored by T. V. Raju Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films