| Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu | |
| Director: | T. S. B. K. Moulee |
| Producer: | Atluri Radhakrishna Murthy, Kommina Narayana Rao |
| Starring: | Chiranjeevi Mohan Babu Radhika Geetha Rama Prabha |
| Music: | Satyam |
| Studio: | Srinivasa Productions |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu is a 1982 Telugu film produced by Atluri Radha Krishna Murthy and directed by Mouli in his Telugu debut. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, Radhika, Geetha, Rao Gopal Rao and Nutan Prasad in important roles. The film is a remake of the 1980 Kannada movie Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru. The song Shankara Gangadhara from the Kannada version was retained in this movie. The film ran for 280 days.[1]
Gopi (Chiranjeevi) and Mohan Babu are brothers living with their grandmother in a village. Gopi, the younger brother, has a B.Sc. in Agriculture and wishes to stay in the village after marriage, while Mohan Babu, the elder brother, is uneducated. Both brothers marry at the same time: Mohan Babu weds Devi, an educated woman, and Gopi marries Lalithamba, who is uneducated. Lalithamba prefers to live in the city after marriage.
Lalithamba and Devi try their best to convince their husbands to move to the city, but Gopi and Mohan Babu disagree. Finally, Lalithamba and Devi escape from their house one night without their husbands' knowledge. Lalithamba has a friend, Sakunthala, in the city. However, Devi and Lalithamba struggle to find Sakunthala's house and end up wandering the streets. They are approached by a woman who attempts to sell them to a brothel owner, Ganga Devi. The deal falls through, and the woman doesn't sell Devi and Lalithamba. Angered, Ganga Devi sends her people to capture Lalithamba and Devi. Ganga Devi's men kill the woman but fail to catch Lalithamba and Devi.
Unfortunately, Lalithamba and Devi unknowingly seek refuge in Ganga Devi's house. Realizing their mistake, they plan to escape. Lalithamba eventually finds her friend Sakunthala, and with her help, they try to flee. However, Ganga Devi's men catch them and lock them in a room. Meanwhile, Gopi and Mohan Babu, searching for their wives, arrive in the city and gather information on their whereabouts. They infiltrate Ganga Devi's house and rescue Lalithamba and Devi. After a climactic fight, the police arrive and arrest Ganga Devi. The four return to their village, safe and sound.