Mallepoovu or Malle Poovu is a 1978 Telugu-language drama film directed by V. Madhusudan Rao.

It is remake of 1957 Hindi film Pyaasa produced and directed by Guru Dutt.

[2] It is musical film with lyrics penned by Veturi and Arudra and music scored by K. Chakravarthy.

The songs are voiced by P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jayaram.

The plot follows the story of an unsuccessful poet who is deemed as useless by the society.