In pre-independence India, Kotaiah steals bread, ending up imprisoned for 12 years. Later, as the reformed mayor Dayanidhi, he protects his niece and her lover from persecution, dying contentedly after her wedding.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
T. Krishna Kumari
V. Nagayya
Gummadi
Rao Gopal Rao
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Allu Ramalingaiah
Chandra Mohan
Suryakantham
Vijaya Lalitha