Palletoori Bava
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Pratyagatma
Written by	Bhamidipaati Radha Krishna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Pratyagatma
Story by	Balamurugan
Produced by	A. V. Subba Rao
Starring	Akkineni Nageshwara Rao Lakshmi
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	J. Krshna Swamy Balu
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Prasad Art Productions[1]
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	11 June 1973 (1973-06-11)
Running time	150 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Palletoori Bava (transl. Village Brother-in-law) is a 1973 Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Productions banner^[2] and directed by K. Pratyagatma.^[3] It stars Akkineni Nageshwara Rao and Lakshmi, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.^[4] The film is a remake of the Tamil film Pattikada Pattanama (1972). The film was remade in Kannada as Putnanja (1995) and in Hindi as Banarasi Babu (1997).^[5]

Plot

The film begins with Eedukondalu (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao), a young and energetic guy and Zamindar of a village, Seetapuram, who is held in high esteem by the villagers. Lalitha (Lakshmi), foreign-returned English rose is his maternal uncle Bheema Rao's (Nagabhushanam) daughter. Once Bheema Rao visits Seetapuram along with his family where Lalitha is fascinated by Eedukondalu's prowess. Knowing it, Deepa Lakshmi (Sukumari) a shrewish and arrogant wife of Bheema Rao forcibly tries to couple up Lalitha with her nephew Madhu (Chandra Mohan), a debauched person. So, Bheema Rao seeks Eedukondalu's help when he gamely elopes with Lalitha from the venue and they are married. Soon after the marriage, small disputes and differences arise between the couple as Lalitha is unable to tune in to the village atmosphere. Here Eedukondalu tries to alter his beloved's behavior with goodness. Meanwhile, on the occasion of Lalitha's birthday, she goes carousing with her Hippie friends when one of the men tries to molest Eedukondalu's niece Rangi (Shubha). Spotting it, furious Eedukondalu smacks everyone including Lalitha. Thereafter, egotistical Lalitha leaves to her mother, who sends a divorce notice to Eedukondalu. Now he decides to get her back, by teaching a lesson and succeeds in making her pregnant. After conceiving, Deepa Lakshmi discards the child in an orphanage and Lalitha gets shocked by her mother's deed. By the time she goes to recovery, Eedukondalu walks away with the child. At present, Eedukondalu threatens Lalitha by announcing his remarriage with Rangi. During the time of the wedding, Lalitha appears, pleads pardon and wants her husband and child back. At last, Eedukondalu avows all this was his play. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note on the reunion of Eedukondalu and Lalitha.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Eedukondalu
• Lakshmi as Lalitha
• Chandra Mohan as Madhu
• Nagabhushanam as Bheema Rao
• Relangi as Lawyer Bhajagovindam
• Ramana Reddy as Kotaiah
• Raja Babu as Minor Babu
• Gokina Rama Rao as Edukondalu's uncle
• Mada as butler
• Chitti Babu as rickshaw puller
• Sarathi as Dosakaya
• Rama Prabha as Chittamma
• Shubha as Rangamma
• Sukumari as Deepalakshmi
• Nirmalamma as Edukondalu's grandmother

Soundtrack

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.

References