Appuchesi Pappukudu is a humorous tale of debtor Ramadasu (CSR Anjaneyulu) and creditor Dewan Bahadur (SV Ranga Rao). Ramadasu wants his already married son Raghu (Jaggaiah) to marry Dewan's daughter Majari (Savitri) for wealth & riches. Raja (NTR) brother-in-law of Raghu walks in to teach everyone a lesson. The film is a mix of family drama with sibling sentiment and

MT Rao (NT Rama Rao) and Mary aka Missamma (Savitri) portray as a couple and join a school run by Gopalam (SV Ranga Rao) to make a living. Raju (ANR), Gopalam's nephew and also an amateur detective finds resemblances between Gopalam's missing daughter Mahalakshmi and Mary. The story revolves around the troubles they face as a fake couple and discovering whether Mary is Mahalakshmi.