Malapilla or Mala Pilla (Telugu: మాలపిల్ల; Maalapilla) was a 1938 Telugu Blockbuster film, that brought the social evil - caste system into the limelight. It was directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. It is based on a social drama taking Gudipati Venkatachalam's story Mala Pilla, a love story between a Brahmin boy and a Harijan girl. The film dealt with thecrusade against untouchability, prevailing in pre-independent India.