Potti Pleader

Short Pleader) is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written by Bhamidipati Radhakrishna and directed by K. Hemambaradhara Rao.

Sobhan Babu, Geetanjali, Vanisri, Ramana Reddy, Mukkamala and Raavi Kondala Rao appear in supporting roles.

Prasadam's mother wishes to see him practice law as a profession and helps him complete his LLB course with much financial difficulty.

To settle the debts made for his education, Prasadam sells his house and farm land in his village, and leaves to the city where his uncle Dhanraj lives.

Initially apprehensive, Dhanraj asks Prasadam to gain stable employment or practice as a pleader, after which he would consider the request.

Prasadam loses hope and reluctantly attends a function on Vijaya's request, where he observes the lookalike of Ramarao, who plans to sell the jewellery he stole after murdering Narayana Rao.

Prasadam then realises that the killer, using his resemblance to Ramarao in terms of looks, deceived Narayana Rao and killed him before looting his lockers.

By then, he had already made a call to Ramarao mimicking Narayana Rao's voice and summoned him to his residence, thus effectively framing him.

S. P. Kodandapani, a regular collaborator with Rekha and Murali Arts since its theatre days, was chosen as the film's music director.

[1] Geetanjali and Ramana Reddy were cast as Santha and Dhanraj, with V. Nagayya, D. Ramanaidu and Perumallu making cameo appearances.

[1] Apart from them, Padmanabham's son Murali made a cameo appearance in the song "Cheekati Vichunule" as a flutist on the roads.

[1] Potti Pleader received attention from the press during its production phase for hiring five choreographers to compose dance movements for the song sequences: Pasumarthi Krishnamurthy, Thangappa, Chinni, Sampath and K. S.