Penki Pellam

The film begins on Seeta (Sriranjani. Jr) a wise woman lives with her younger brother Raju, drunkard father Rangaiah (Nagabhushanam) and sick mother Rattamma (Hemalatha). Once Rangaiah bickers with a person when he unfortunately dies and Rangaiah is sentenced. Knowing it, Rattamma passes away and children become orphans when their neighbor Papaiah (K.V.S.Sarma) gives them shelter. But Papaiah's wife Tayaru (Chaya Devi) & her sister Sundaramma (Suryakantham) are shrew who behave rudely towards Seeta. Here Papaiah's son Vasu (Amarnath) loves Seeta when Papaiah denounces her and she silently quits. Being cognizant of it, Vasu argues with his father and he too leaves the house. Meanwhile, Sundaramma moves to her distant relative Rao Saheb Govind Rao's (Relangi) house where Sarabhaiah (Ramana Reddy) a thief, already settles in the form of a saint. Both of them conjoin and make petty robbers. Years roll by, Seeta works hard and molds his brother Raju (N. T. Rama Rao) as a well-educated person. Right now, Raju gets a part-time job as a tuition teacher to Saroja (Raja Sulochana), a vainglory pampered daughter of Rao Saheb. Saroja loves and marries Raju. Self-esteemed, Raju does not want to stay in his in-law's house, so, he picks up a job and resides. As Saroja is born with a golden spoon she could not adjust to their middle-class mentality. Moreover, she envies as Raju gives more importance to Seeta. Time being, Vasu becomes a Police officer and Rangaiah releases. At present, Sundaramma reaches Saroja when Raju is in camp. On that night, she steals the jewelry of Saroja and handover it to Sarabhaiah. Seeta notices it, but Sundaramma cleverly throws the blame on her, which Saroja also believes. Grief-stricken, Seeta leaves the house. After return Raju learns regarding the plight, so, he berates Saroja, when haughty Saroja departs to her father. In that muddle, Raju forgets his office money and goes in search of Seeta which Sundaramma steals too. Parallelly, when Saroja lands at home, Rao Saheb smacks and makes her realize the mistake. Simultaneously, Seeta tries to commit suicide, fortunately, Rangaiah saves her. Raju finds her in the unconscious state when Rangaiah recognizes his children. By the time, they reach home Police take Raju into custody. At that juncture, Seeta comes to conscious and spots Sundaramma is skipping. So, she pounces on her, handovers the money and rushes to the Police Station when Sundaramma falls on claiming it as her own. At that point in time, Rao saheb arrives and brings out the reality of Sundaramma when she affirms that the real culprit is Sarabhaiah. Eventually, Vasu checks in removes the disguise of Sarabhaiah when he is about to skitter, Rangaiah catches him. There, Seeta recollects him and the family is reunited. At last, Saroja pleads pardon from Seeta & Raju. Papaiah also repents for his deeds and couples up Seeta with Vasu.

• N. T. Rama Rao as Raju
• Rajasulochana as Saroja
• Sriranjani Jr. as Seeta
• Relangi as Raobahadoor Govinda Rao
• Ramana Reddy as Sarabhaiah
• Nagabhushanam as Rangaiah
• Peketi Sivaram as A. V. Rao
• K.V.S.Sarma as Papaiah
• Amarnath as Vasu
• A.V.Subba Rao Jr. as Inspector
• Suryakantham as Sundaramma
• Chaya Devi as Tayaru
• E. V. Saroja as Dancer
• Hemalatha as Rattamma
• Seeta

Music composed by K. Prasada Rao. Music released by Audio Company.[7]