Ardhangi

Zamindar Bhujangarao Gummadi has two sons The elder son Raghunath Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao born to his first wife is a retard After her death he married Rajeswari Santha Kumari and the couple has a son Nagendra Rao Naagu Jaggaiah a man of vices Impressed by the way Padma Savitri a village girl faced Naagu when he threatened to take their farm lands the Zamindar fixes Naagus marriage with her But Rajeswari vetoes the alliance and suggests to perform her marriage with Raghu After marriage Padma learns that Raghu became a retard due to the opiumfed during his childhood to put him to sleep by the maid Ayamma Vijayalakshmi