Tenali Rama

The villagers of Tenali are flocking to Lakshmiamma's house to attend the wedding of her son, Rama. Meanwhile at Lakshiamma's house, preparations are in full swing for the wedding when Gunjappa, Rama's friend, notices that Rama is missing. Sharda, Rama's bride and his lover, falls unconscious upon knowing the harsh truth. Soon, the villagers begin their search for the eloped bridegroom.

Sharda is annoyed at seeing Rama continue his merry ways and living a carefree life when everyone around him is in trouble. Sharda informs Rama that Gundappa's family will go homeless if they don't repay money to a notorious loan shark. Rama assures Sharda that he will devise a way to save Gundappa and his family.

Goddess Kali appears before Tenali Rama and asks him for his wish. Tenali Rama impresses Kali with his wit and walks away with his wishes fulfilled. Then, Tenali Rama arrives in the village and ties the knot with his lady love.

Tenali Rama travels to Vijayanagara with his family. Meanwhile, the king asks his Nagar Kotwal to catch the thief who has been troubling the people in the empire or he will lose his position. Tathacharya is furious to see Tenali Rama in the town, and he comes up with a plan to teach Rama a lesson. Will Rama be able to escape from the conspiracy against him?

Tathacharya buries Tenali Rama neck-deep in mud and curses him . He manages to trick a passerby and escape. When Tathacharya discovers that Tenali Rama has escaped, he devices a plan to capture him.

After Tenali Rama manages to escape, Tathacharya organises a hunt for him and declares him a thief. He puts Rama's posters all over the village. But when Tenali sees the pictures, he replaces them with Tathacharya's photo.