Manchu Pallaki, also known as Palaivana Cholai, is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vamsy in his debut.
The film stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rajendra Prasad and Sai Chand, with music composed by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the Tamil film Palaivana Solai (1981).
The movie follows the story of Sekhar, Hari, Vasu, Kumar and Gandhi, a group of unemployed youths living in a colony who are looking for jobs. Geeta moves into their colony with her father and teaches them a lesson, helping them to earn their living by what they know.
When Sekhar confesses his love to Geeta, he learns that she has a terminal disease and will die soon. Before dying, Geeta helps Vasu by marrying his sister to Sekhar.