Palletoori Pilla

Palletoori Pilla

Film poster
Directed by B. A. Subba Rao
Produced by B. A. Subba Rao
Written by B. A. Subba Rao (story)
B. A. Subba Rao (screenplay)
Tapi Dharma Rao (Dialogues )
Starring Anjali Devi
N.T. Rama Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Sitaram
A. V. Subba Rao
S. V. Ranga Rao
Nalla Rama Murthy
Ramana Reddy
T. V. Raju
Music by P. Adinarayana Rao
Cinematography Kotnis
Edited by Marthand
Release dates
  • 27 April 1950 (1950-04-27)
Country India
Language Telugu

Palletoori Pilla (English title: Village Girl) is a 1950 Telugu film directed by B. A. Subba Rao. The title role is played by Anjali Devi. The story was loosely based on the English play Pizaro by Richard Sheridan. The film is a commercial hit and ran for more than 100 days in 7 centres. This is the first film of N. T. Rama Rao in the lead role. His second film Shavukaru which was shot after Palletoori Pilla released earlier.

It was later made into Insaniyat (1955) in Hindi directed by S. S. Vasan starring Paidi Jairaj, Dev Anand, and Dilip Kumar.[1]

Plot

Shanta (Anjali Devi) is a beautiful village girl (Palletoori Pilla). Her neighbour Vasanth (ANR) loves her without her knowledge. Kampanna Dora (Subba Rao) frequently raids over the villages and loots the inhabitants. Jayanth (N. T. Rama Rao) is his main associate. One day Jayanth attacks the village, wherein Shanta lives. While robbing the people, Shanta slaps him and argues convincingly how bad his way of life affects their livelihood. This incident changes him and makes him leave his association with Kampanna. He lives with the villagers and trains the youth in fighting skills. Gradually Jayanth and Shanta love each other. Unable to tolerate this Jayanth and Vasanth have a fight. When Shanta expresses her love for Jayanth, Vasanth accepts it and get them married. The angry Kampanna attacks the village to destroy them. Jayanth and his child were taken away. Shanta suspects Vasanth's involvement. Then Vasant goes to the hub of Kampanna and fights with them and saves Jayanth and his child. He loses his life in this attempt.

Cast

Actor/Actress Character
Anjali Devi Santha, the village girl
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Vasanth
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jayanth
A. V. Subba Rao Kampanna Dora
S. V. Ranga Rao Taatha
Nalla Rama Murthy Lappam
Sitaram Tappam
Lakshmikantam Dancer in the song O Veera Kampanna
T. V. Raju Goodhachari

Crew

Production

For an action sequence, N. T. Rama Rao refused to let the director employ a stunt double and fought with a violent bull himself. The director had told Rama Rao only to catch the horns of the Australian bull he had to fight (to save Santha and Vasanth), but Rama Rao literally fought with the savage bull which ultimately threw him to the ground, fracturing his right hand. Despite being told to take rest, Rama Rao reported for the shoot the very next day. Two fractures later, Rama Rao was still shooting, wearing full sleeves to cover the bandages.[2][3][4]

Songs

Box office

The film ran for more than 100 days in 7 centers in Andhra Pradesh.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273681/
  2. ↑ "CineGoer.com - Nostalgia - Palletoori Pilla". www.cinegoer.net. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Palletoori pilla (1950)". The Hindu. 2012-11-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. 1 2 vzbmg. "The Hindu : N.T. Rama Rao (1923 - 1995): A messiah of the masses". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
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