Palletooru
Palletooru (transl. Village) is a 1952 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by P. Sivaramaiah and directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala. This silver jubilee film initiated a trend of films with rural settings and social themes.[1]
| Palletooru | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Written by | Sunkara Vasireddy (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Prakash Rao M. S. Chowdary |
| Produced by | P. Sivaramaiah |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Savitri |
| Cinematography | Ajaykar Vital |
| Edited by | Nataraja Modaliyar |
| Music by | Ghantasala |
Production company | People's Art Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Chandram (N. T. Rama Rao) is a dynamic youth of a village who educates the villagers about new scientific technics to develop their agriculture skills. He falls for a beautiful girl Suguna (Savitri) daughter of a farmer Sambaiah (Koduuri Achaiah) The village head Ganapati (S. V. Ranga Rao) poses himself as a devotee but factually a malevolent person who tries to cease Chandram's activities along with his associate Shankaram (Ramana Reddy). Once Ganapathi tries to molest his henchmen Kondaiah's (Nagabhushanam) wife Shantha (T. G. Kamala Devi) the cousin of Chandram but she escapes. Keeping that grudge in mind, he slanders against Shanta that she has illicit relations with Chandram when Kondaiah necks her out. Meanwhile, Ganapathi exploits Sambaiah and he decides to couple up Suguna with him to which she refuses. So, Ganapathi & Shankaram ploys & indicts Chandram in a crime and he is sentenced. Parallelly, Ganapathi also implicates Kondaiah in a black-marketing case and sends him jail. In prison, Chandram makes Kondaiah realize his mistake. After release, the bravo Chandram stands courageously for justice, gives a check to the baddies and makes them punished for their deeds. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Chandram & Suguna.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Chandram
- Savitri as Suguna
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Ganapati
- Ramana Reddy as Shankaram
- Mikkilineni as Lawyer
- Perumallu as Pichaiah
- Chadalavada as Subbaiah
- Nagabhushanam as Kondaiah
- Koduuri Achaiah as Sambaiah
- T. G. Kamala Devi as Shanta
- Hemalatha as Anasuya
- Vasundhara as Naagulu
- Seshamamba as Pichamma
- Padmavathi as Seetamma
- Baby Krishna Veni as Lalitha
Soundtrack
Music composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by Sunkara & Vasireddy.[2]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vacchinadoyi Sankranti" | Ghantasala, P. Leela, B. Gopalam, Vakkalanka Sarala | 3:45 |
| 2 | "Raju Peda" | P. Leela, Jikki | |
| 3 | "Cheyetti Jai Kottu Telugoda" | Ghantasala | 3:10 |
| 4 | "Polaalananni Halaaladunni" | Ghantasala | 3:37 |
| 5 | "Aa Manasulona" | M. S. Rama Rao | 3:13 |
| 6 | "Amma Seetamma" | Ghantasala | 3:06 |
| 7 | "Desasevakula" | ||
| 8 | "Aasa Nirasai Poyindi" | ||
| 9 | "Korinadistadu" | ||
| 10 | "Aa Sankrantiki Ee Sankrantiki" | Ghantasala | 3:17 |
| 11 | "Aandhruda Levara" | Chorus | 1:49 |
References
- "Pallettoru (1952)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Palleturu (1952)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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External links
- Palletooru at IMDb