Palletooru

Palletooru
Directed by	Tatineni Prakash Rao
Produced by	P. Sivaramaiah
Written by	Sunkara Satyanarayana Vasireddy Bhaskara Rao
Starring	N.T. Rama Rao Savitri Nagabhushanam Perumallu S.V.Ranga Rao Mikkilineni Ramana Reddy Suryakantham T. G. Kamala Devi
Music by	Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Release date	1952
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Palletooru is a 1952 Telugu film directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao (debut). This Silver Jubilee film initiated a trend of films with rural settings and social themes. "Cheyetti Jai Kottu Telugoda", a patriotic song by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, was very popular in the period shortly after independence.

Chandram (NTR) is the hero with reformist ideas. He works against the moneylender Ganapathy (SV Ranga Rao) and Kondaiah (Nagabhushanam). Finally, after a long legal battle, Chandram fights for farmers and their rights and does not hesitate to go to jail.

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