 According to the film historian Randor Guy , Pelli Chesi Choodu was the first in a series of satirical comedies directed by Prasad and produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios . Guy said the film 's box office performance made Prasad famous in both Telugu and Tamil cinema . After Pelli Chesi Choodu , Prasad and Vijaya Vauhini Studios collaborated on Missamma ( 1955 ) and Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu ( 1959 ) . All three films were profitable ventures and achieved cult status in Telugu cinema . Pelli Chesi Choodu is considered as one of the acclaimed films in the careers of Prasad and Varalakshmi . Relangi Narasimha Rao 's 1988 Telugu film , which was also about the negative effects of dowry system in India , was titled Pelli Chesi Choodu . Pelli Chesi Choodu was also used as the title of a 2014 theatrical play staged by Sri Sai Arts , which won a Nandi Award . 
