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Palletooru is a film directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao with Kommareddy Savitri
Palletooru (1952)
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Palletooru is a 1952 Telugu film directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao (debut). This Silver Jubilee film has set a new trend for many more rural based films with good informative themes. Cheyetti Jai Kottu Telugoda, patriotic song by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was very popular during those days of post-independent era.
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Chandram (NTR) is the hero with reformist ideas. He works against the moneylender Ganapathy (SV Ranga Rao) and Kondaiah (Nagabhushanam). Finally after a long legal battle Chandram fights for farmers and their rights and does not hesitate to go to jail.Actors
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Directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao
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