Malapilla or Mala Pilla was a 1938 Telugu Drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

. It was directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is based on a social drama taking Gudipati Venkatachalam

Gudipati Venkatachalam

Gudipati Venkatachalam aka Chalam , a Telugu writer and philosopher, was one of the most influential personalities in the modern Telugu literature...

's story Mala Pilla, a love story between a Brahmin

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

 boy and a Harijan

Harijan

Harijan was a term used by Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable', and called them Harijans, which means children of God...

girl.

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 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.

Songs

• Aa Mabbu Ee Mabbu
• Jai Mahadev
• Jatara Setamu Ra
• Vaduku Vaduku
• Kuleelandaru Ekamu Kavale Ra
• Venu Manohara Ganamu
• Savirahe Tavadeena
• Nallavade Gollapillavade

External links

• Malapilla movie at IMDb.
• Malapilla songs.