Aastiparulu Story

The film begins in a Zamindary family headed by Janardhan Rao, who commands great social esteem. He lives with his wife, Kaasulamma, two sons—Krishna and Bhaskar (Bachi)—and an infant daughter, Ammulu. The elder Krishna is kind and generous, while the younger Bachi is a vagabond who resents Krishna, as he is only his stepbrother. Krishna admires Radha, the daughter of his maternal aunt Rajyalakshmi. Meanwhile, Bachi’s misdeeds worsen daily, prompting Janardhan Rao to cut off his allowance. In anger, Bachi attempts theft, but during the confrontation Janardhan Rao suffers a fatal heart attack. Before dying, he entrusts family authority to Krishna and secretly reveals a hidden ancestral treasure. Homicidal Bachi then plots to drown Krishna and forges his death as an accident. The shock drives Ammulu into a terminal illness from grief over Krishna. Rajyalakshmi decides to hand over the property to Bachi and arrange Radha’s marriage to him, though her son Prasad opposes the injustice.

Fortuitously, Prasad encounters a man identical to Krishna—Seenu. Seeking justice, Prasad trains Seenu and presents him as Krishna. Though Bachi tries to disprove him, he fails. Rajyalakshmi eventually arranges Krishna and Radha’s marriage, but disturbed, Prasad reveals the truth about Seenu. At this point, Seenu declares himself to be the real Krishna, who narrowly escaped death and returned in disguise to reform his brother. No one believes him, and he is cast out. In this plight, Krishna recalls the hidden treasure, which helps prove his identity. Bachi pursues him again, attempting to kill him, but in the ensuing combat, Krishna saves Bachi from harm. Overcome with remorse, Bachi repents and begs his brother’s pardon. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Krishna and Radha.