Story, Synopsis, Trivia, Dialogues for Maala Pilla (1938)

Maala Pilla is a 1938 Indian Telugu costume drama film released on Sep 27, 1938. The film is directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, produced by Gudavalli. The story is based on the discrimination against Harijans in villages. While some try to end discrimination, the Brahmins oppose it headed by priest Sunderama 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. Check out this page for more updates on Maala Pilla.