[2] The film begins at the village Ravulapalli, where two infant neighbors, Devadas & Parvati, share a camaraderie.
The following day, he affirms his decision to Zamindar but loses the ability as his father shows the danger of suicide.
Parallelly, Neelakantham arranges an aged alliance with Zamindar of Durgapuram, Bhavana Babu, which Parvati accepts.
Devastated, Devadas returns when his carousing mate Bhagawan introduces him to a courtesan Chandramukhi for relief.
Parvati settles into her new house, adores her husband, revives his disintegrated family, and showers motherly affection to his progeny.
Currently, she visits her parents’ home and implores Devadas to stop drinking but pleads not to withdraw a little peace.
At last, mindful of his death, Parvati rushes towards the door, which her family members thwart by closing it, and she collapses.
In 2022, Srivathsan Nadadhur of OTT Play wrote, "There are several theories surrounding the film's non-performance at the ticket window.
While some claim that the film neither offered any new insight into the novel nor had any pathbreaking performances, another reason behind its failure is believed to be the re-release of ANR's Devadasu at the same time, that proved counterproductive to its fortunes.