Palleturi Chinnodu

Palleturi Chinnodu (transl. Village boy) is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by B. Vittalacharya^[2] under the Sri Vittal Productions & Co banner.^[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishnam Raju and Manjula, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the 1964 Kannada film Chinnada Gombe.^[4]

Palleturi Chinnodu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. Vittalacharya
Written by	Bollimuntha Sivarama Krishna (dialogues)
Produced by	B. Vittalacharya
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Krishnam Raju Manjula
Cinematography	S. S. Lal
Edited by	K. Govinda Swamy
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Sri Vittal Productions & Co[1]
Release date	9 January 1974 (1974-01-09)
Running time	148 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins in a village where a simple-minded, valiant Lakshmana resides with his sibling Ramaiah, sister-in-law Janaki, & younger Shanta. Lakshmana adores his elder as a deity who runs a small-scale business of clay idols. Meanwhile, Janaki's sister Leela arrives and dears Lakshmana, but he refuses to knit as Hanuman's advert devotee. After a series of donnybrooks, he, too, crushes. Dharmaraju, a black-hat tyrant, holds wholesale merchandise. Once, Lakshmana exposes shady business and seals it. Simultaneously, Ramanna sets a match for Shanta and pawns jewelry at Dharmaraju, who swindles him as vindictiveness. Now, Lakshmana recoups it by onslaughts on him, which leads to Ramaiah's apprehension. Anyhow, he was acquitted when Janaki returned the jewelry. Hence, enraged Ramaiah expels his brother, who quits with Shanta, a pledge to carry out her nuptial. Following, he switches to the city, where he acquires a job and the credence of a Zamindar. Parallelly, Prasad, his son, loves Shanta, and all accept their wedlock. Meanwhile, Dharmaraju lusts for Leela and forcibly attempts to knit her, but she absconds with Dharmaraju's nephew, Appa Rao's aid and reaches Lakshmana. Besides, misfortune befalls Dharmaraju auctions Ramaiah's house, and they are afloat. During the splice of Lakshmana & Leela and Prasad & Shanta, the detached siblings reunite when Dharmaraju lands, claiming Leela as his wife, but Appa Rao proves it false. Finally, the movie ends happily with the united family.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Lakshmana
• Krishnam Raju as Prasad
• Manjula as Leela
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Ramaiah
• Satyanarayana as Dharma Raju
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Postman Poolaiah
• Raja Babu as Appa Rao
• Mikkilineni as Zamindar
• Balakrishna
• Devika as Janaki
• Vijaya Lalitha as Shanta
• Pandari Bai as Zamindar's wife
• Girija as Konadaveedu Parvatham

Soundtrack

Palleturi Chinnodu
Film score by K. V. Mahadevan
Released	1973
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	31:22
Producer	K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
Dabbuku Lokam Daasoham (1973) Palleturi Chinnodu (1973) Andaru Dongale (1974)

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[5]

S. No	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	"Manchiki Maruperu"	C. Narayana Reddy	Ghantasala	3:50
2	"Yedo Hayi Kavali"	Vijayaratnam	L. R. Eeswari	3:43
3	"Yem Pattu Pattaavu"	C. Narayana Reddy	P. Susheela	3:47
4	"Mandu Palikinappude"	Bhavanarayana	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:07
5	"Nee Naamamokate"	C. Narayana Reddy	Ghantasala	3:47
6	"Kattheranti"	Vijayaratnam	L. R. Eeswari	4:16
7	"Neellemantunnaayi"	C. Narayana Reddy	P. Susheela, L. R. Eeswari	3:30
8	"Palletoori Chinnavaadu"	C. Narayana Reddy	Ramakrishna, P. Susheela	4:22