Gopalsamy, a poor graduate, travels to Madras to financially provide for his mother's eye surgery. Struggling to earn money, he encounters a Brahmin priest who coaxes him to impersonate a Brahmin to sell food in the neighboring agraharam. Being a non-Brahmin from a backward caste, Gopal finds it morally reprehensible to wear the sacred thread, but with no other options in sight, he sets off to perform Ganapati homam with three other priests...

Appula Appa Rao is an Indian 1992 Telugu-language film directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana which features Rajendra Prasad and Shobana in the lead roles. The film became a blockbuster at the box office and is regarded as a one of the popular comedy films in Telugu cinema.

1987 Telugu film directed by Kasinathuni Viswanath

A young Indian man becomes westernised and starts hating the Indian rituals and culture. He falls in love with a sex worker, but marries a girl from his village to fulfil his parents' wish.

After an autistic man impulsively marries a young widow, she must move to the city and ensure the welfare of her new family, against the glare of societal judgement and financial struggle.