Thalla Pellama Story

The film begins in a village where a wise woman, Ramanamma, raises her two sons, Prabhakar and Sudhakar. Soon after the wedding, Prabhakar acquires a job and quits, neglecting his family. However, Ramanamma strives hard to civilize Sudhakar. Years roll by, and Sudhakar, a meritorious young man, joins college and confronts the dirty politics of a moneybag, Rao Bahadur Nambitonda. Therein, his daughter Padma adores Sudhakar’s ideals and falls in love with him. Besides, Prabhakar leads an extravagant life of false prestige and bribes, but his benevolent wife Lakshmi reforms him. The couple has a genuine boy, Krishna, who is moral.

Padma marries Sudhakar without her father’s acceptance. However, she cannot acclimate to poverty and her husband’s priority toward his mother. Hence, she detaches him from his mother, which Ramanamma also insists on. Now, Sudhakar wants to teach Padma a lesson, so he pretends to be a gambler and drunkard. Krishna learns about his grandmother and goes to her. Ramanamma, on her deathbed, is joyful to see her grandson, whom he serves. Later, Padma becomes pregnant and gives birth to a boy, but Sudhakar separates the baby from her. Rao Bahadur files a case, where Sudhakar explains it is a lesson to convey genuine motherly affection when Padma pleads for pardon. At last, the family reunites with Ramanamma, including Prabhakar, who went bankrupt. The movie ends with Ramanamma happily departing in her children’s hands.