Palletoori Pilla

Palletoori Pilla
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. A. Subba Rao
Produced by	B. A. Subba Rao Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram (Presents)
Written by	Tapi Dharma Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	B. A. Subba Rao
Story by	B. A. Subba Rao Tapi Dharma Rao P. Adinarayana Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi
Music by	P. Adinarayana Rao
Cinematography	D. S. Kotnis
Edited by	K. A. Sreeramulu
Production company	Sobhanachela & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions
Distributed by	Poorna films
Release date	27 April 1950 (1950-04-27)
Running time	176 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Palletoori Pilla (English: Village Girl) is a 1950 Telugu, folklore film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao on Sobhanachela & B. A. Subba Rao Joint Productions banner Starring N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The film loosely based on the English play Pizaro by Richard Sheridan and it remade as Hindi Movie Insaniyat (1955) starring Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Paidi Jairaj in pivotal roles. The film recorded as Super Hit at the box office.

Shanta (Anjali Devi) is a beautiful village girl (Palletoori Pilla). Her neighbor Vasanth (ANR) loves her without her knowledge. Kampanna Dora (Subba Rao) frequently raids over the villages and looting 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.

Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on Audio Company.

This was the first movie of NTR and ANR combination. Initially, Raghuramaiah was selected for second hero's role and later he replaced by ANR.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. 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.