Palletoori Pilla
Palletoori Pilla () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language film produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the Sobhanachala & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music was composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The film was loosely based on the English play Pizaro by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Palletoori Pilla was the first lead role for Rama Rao who had earlier acted in a minor role in Mana Desam (1949). It was a minor commercial hit and both Subba Rao and Rama Rao gained a good reputation from it. The film also marks the first collaboration between Nageswara Rao and Rama Rao who further acted in 14 films together thereafter. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Grama Penn which became a hit. It was later remade in Hindi as Insaniyat (1955). Plot
Santha a beautiful village girl, grows up along with her cousin Vasanth. Vasanth loves her from childhood without her knowledge. In the nearby territory, there lives a dangerous dacoit Kampanna Dora who frequently raids and loots the villages. Once in their attack, Santha slaps Kampanna's main associate Jayanth and argues convincingly regarding their lifestyle and livelihood. The incident makes Jayanth reform, and decide to leave the realm when a rift arises between Jayanth and Kampanna and he is imprisoned. But Jayanth absconds with the help of Thatha a casuist in their squad and reaches Santha's village. At that juncture, he shields Vasanth and Santha against an onslaught of bulls when the villagers embrace and shelter him. Thereafter, Jayanth aegis & develops self-defense skills in them when Santha starts loving him. Knowing it, enraged Vasanth tries to knock out Jayanth, but after learning the real intention of Santha, he couples up them. Right now, Kampanna traipses to destroy the village by slaughtering Thatha when he is crushed by the villagers. Time passes, and Santha gives birth to a baby boy, presently, they celebrate a folk festival when Kampanna ploys and captures Jayanth. Then, Santha denounces Vasanth when he affirms to safeguard her husband and proceeds towards Kampanna's fort. Meanwhile, anxious Santha also moves in search Jayanth when the baby is too caught by Kampanna's men. At last, Vasanth shields them by sacrificing his life and also gives pardon to Kampanna which makes him repent. Finally, the movie ends, and it is shown that Vasanth's soul blesses the villagers. 