Mala Pilla
| మాలపిల్ల Mala Pilla | |
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| Directed by | Gudavalli Ramabrahmam |
| Written by | Gudipati Venkata Chalam, Unnava Lakshminarayana, Tapi Dharma Rao |
| Produced by | Challapalli Maharaja, Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad |
| Starring | Govindarajula Subba Rao Kanchanamala P.Suri Babu Sundaramma Venkatasubbaiah Puvvula Anasuya Teku Anasuya P.Ganga Ratnam Hemalathamma Rao P.Laxmikantamma M.C.Raghavan Vangara |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
| Music by | Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao, Master Venu |
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Release date | 25 September 1938 |
Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Malapilla or Mala Pilla (English: Untouchable Child) (Telugu: మాలపిల్ల, lit. Mala "name of a lowly caste in the Telugu states"-child) was a 1938 Telugu Blockbuster film, that brought the social evil - caste - into the limelight. It was directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.[1] It is based on a social drama taking Gudipati Venkatachalam's story Mala Pilla, a love story between a Brahmin boy and a Harijan girl.[2] The film dealt with the crusade against untouchability, prevailing in pre-independent India.[3][4]
The plot
The story is based on the discrimination against Harijans in villages. While some try to end discrimination, the Brahmins oppose it headed by priest Sundarama Shastri (Subba Rao). His photographer son Nagaraju (Suri Babu) falls in love with Shamapalatha (Kanchanamala), a Harijan girl and elopes with her to Calcutta where he teaches her to read and write. The two sects fight over water and work. After Shastri's wife is saved by the Harijans from a fire accident, his view of them changes. With the police and a few civilians, the situation in the village calms down while Nagaraju and Shampalatha are married with Shastri's blessings.
Songs
- Aa Mabbu Ee Mabbu (That Cloud, This Cloud)
- Jai Mahadev (O Great God)
- Jatara Setamu Ra
- Vaduku Vaduku
- Kuleelandaru Ekamu Kavale Ra
- Venu Manohara Ganamu
- Savirahe Tavadeena
- Nallavade Gollapillavade
References
- ^ Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp.14.
- ^ Nostalgia Mala Pilla (1938) at Cinegoer.com
- ^ Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp.14.
- ^ "Nostalgia Mala Pilla (1938) at Cinegoer.com". cinegoer.com.
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