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Palletoori Pilla
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Wikipedia article
'Palletoori Pilla' is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the Sobhanachela & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The film is loosely based on the English play 'Pizaro' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and it was remade as the Hindi film 'Insaniyat' (1955).
Plot
Shanta (Anjali Devi) a beautiful village girl, grows up along with her cousin Vasanth (Akkineni Nageswara Rao). Vasanth loves her from childhood without her knowledge. In the nearby territory, there lives a dangerous dacoit Kampanna Dora (A. V. Subba Rao) who frequently raids and loots the villages. Once in their attack, Shanta slaps Kampanna's main associate Jayanth (N. T. Rama Rao) and argues convincingly regarding their lifestyle & livelihood. The incident makes Jayanth reform, and decide to leave the realm when a rift arises between Jayanth & Kampanna and he is imprisoned. But Jayanth absconds with the help of Tata (S. V. Ranga Rao) a casuist in their squad and reaches Shanta's village. At that juncture, he shields Vasanth & Shanta against an onslaught of bulls when the villagers embrace and shelter him. Thereafter, Jayanth aegis & develops self-defense skills in them when Shanta starts loving him. Knowing it, enraged Vasanth tries to knock out Jayanth, but after learning the real intention of Shanta, he couples up them. Right now, Kampanna traipses to destroy the village by slaughtering Tata when he is crushed by the villagers. Time passes, and Shanta gives birth to a baby boy, presently, they celebrate a folk festival when Kampanna ploys and captures Jayanth. Then, Shanta denounces Vasanth when affronted Vasanth affirms to safeguard Jayanth and proceeds towards Kampanna's fort. Meanwhile, anxious Shanta also moves in search of her husband when the baby is too caught by Kampanna's men. At last, Vasanth protects Jayanth & baby 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.
Cast
Cast according to the song book
;Male Cast
* Nageswara Rao as Vasanth
* N. T. Rama Rao as Jayanth
* A. V. Subba Rao as Kampana
* S. V. Ranga Rao as Dhathra
* Koteswara Rao as Marthand
* Ramamurthi as Lapam
* Sethuramaiah as Dapam
* Kadapalli Ramaiah as Purandaraiah
;Female Cast
* Anjali Devi as Shantha
* Lakshmikanta as Rajini
* Bala Saraswathi as Shambha
* Baby Mallika as Sasi
* Hemalatha as Vasanth's Mother
* Kanakam
* Seetha
Soundtrack
Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on Audio Company.
Production
This was the first movie of the NTR and ANR combination. Initially, Raghuramaiah was selected for the hero's role and later he was replaced by ANR. This is the first film of N. T. Rama Rao in a lead role. His second film was 'Shavukaru', which was shot after 'Palletoori Pilla' released earlier. 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.
Box office
The film ran for more than 100 days in 7 centers in Andhra Pradesh.
References
* Naati 101 Chitralu (Telugu hit films released between 1931 and 1965), S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pages: 523.
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