Bhale Pellam (transl. What a Wife) is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film directed by A. Kranthi Kumar. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Meena and music composed by Deva.^[1] The film was produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under the VMC Productions banner. The film was a remake of the Tamil film Purusha Lakshanam (1993).

The film begins with Nanda Gopal / Nandu, an industrialist. Bharati is an impish girl who has known no bounds for her devilishness. Raja, the fellow collegian of Bharati, is the malice that aspires to possess her. Nandu provides high esteem to his manager as he nurtures him. The manager wishes to knit his daughter Anjali with Nandu. Destiny makes Bharati & Anjali besties. Once, celebrating Anjali’s birthday, Bharati sees Nandu and falls for him. From there, Bharati chases and perturbs Nandu with her annoyance to receive his love. After a few comic incidents, he, too, crushes, and they wedlock. It begrudges Raja and seeks vengeance. At one time, Nandu gets out of town, and utilizing it, Raja ploys to create a rift between the pair. So, he visits their home and hugs Bharati. Suddenly, Nandu returns to view it and suspects Bharati, who expels her.

Besides, Raja magnifies the situation and increases the rupture. So, anguished Nandu turns into an alcoholic and appeals for divorce. At that point, Anjali decides to approach Nandu to resolve the problem, which everyone hinders as he is in an ire mood. After a heated argument, Anjali moves from there. Exploiting it, Raja slaughters Anjali by pushing her from the terrace and incriminates Nandu. During that plight, Bharati stands in for her husband. Fortuitously, Bharati’s friend Madhavan Nair, a photographer, captures the crime scene, who detects it and rushes towards Bharati. Raja forcibly grabs it and attempts to rape Bharati. Thus, enraged Bharati slays him and produces the evidence before the judiciary. At last, the court acquits Nandu as guiltless. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the couple’s reunion.