Overview
The film is set in the Nelakondapalli village of khammam district in Nizam Princely State of Hyderabad of the late 1940s. The feudal society is under the vice-like grip of an aristocratic family and its head, a Dorasani (Shwetha Menon). Mallamma (Baby Annie) is the darling of the village, who is living in perpetual humiliation. They seek solace in her songs. Brought up by Sambayya, an old man, she develops a mysterious attachment to a basil tree which is regarded as holy by the entire village.
Cast
Mallamma
Rajanna
Lachamma
Kulkarni
Dorasani
Landlord
Sambayya
Jagjeet
Rajanna's Aide
Rajanna's Aide
Rajanna's Aide
Dorasani's Aide