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 love track.