Mala Pilla

మాలపిల్ల
Mala Pilla
Directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam
Produced by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam,
Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad
Written by Tapi Dharma Rao
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
Music by Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao,
Master Venu
Cinematography Sailen Bose
Production
company
Sri Sarathi Studios
Release date
 25 September 1938
Running time
 175 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

Malapilla or Mala Pilla (English: Untouchable Girl) is a 1938 Indian Telugu-language Social Drama Film directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam.[1] The film was produced by 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 Sundara rama Shastri (Subba Rao). His photographer son Nagaraju (Suri Babu) falls in love with Shamapalatha (Kanchanamala), a Harijan girl and elopes with her in 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

  1. ↑ Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp.14.
  2. ↑ Nostalgia Mala Pilla (1938) at Cinegoer.com Archived 26 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp.14.
  4. ↑ "Nostalgia Mala Pilla (1938) at Cinegoer.com". cinegoer.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.


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