Balaraju Katha
Balaraju Katha (lit. 'The Story of Balaraju') is a 1970 Telugu-language drama film written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by Bapu. It is a remake of the 1969 Tamil film Vaa Raja Vaa,[1] and has won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (bronze).[2][3]
| Balaraju Katha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Bapu |
| Produced by | Vasiraju Prakasam Nidamarthi Padmakshi |
| Story by | A. P. Nagarajan (story) |
| Starring | Master Prabhakar Nagabhushanam Allu Ramalingaiah Hemalatha Dhulipala Suryakantham |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Gopal Rao |
Release date | 1970 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
This is the story of a young boy Balaraju (Master Prabhakar) in a historical town Mahabalipuram. He becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. An elderly childless couple takes a liking to him and wants to adopt him. The story is the results of his ordeals.
Cast
- Master Prabhakar as Balaraju[4]
- Nagabhushanam
- Suryakantham
- Dhulipala
- Mikkilineni
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Baby Sumathi
- Sakshi Ranga Rao
- Hemalatha
- Raavi Kondala Rao
- Pushpa Kumari
Crew
- Director : Bapu
- Story : A. P. Nagarajan
- Dialogues : Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Producer : Nidamarthi Pamakshi
- Production Company : Lakshmi Enterprises
- Music Director : K. V. Mahadevan
- Assistant Composer : Puhalendi
- Director of Photography : P. S. Selvaraj
- Film Editing : Kotagiri Gopal Rao
- Choreography : Raju - Sehu
- Art Director : Bhaskara Raju
- Lyrics : Arudra and Kosaraju Raghavaiah
- Playback Singers : P. Susheela, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Swarnalatha, Raghuram
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5]
- "Adiganani Anukovaddu Cheppakunda Dateyoddu" -
- "Cheppu Cheppu Bhai Jarigedi Vippi Cheppu" -
- "Choodu Choodu Tamasha Bhale Tamasha Aidu Vella Tamasha" -
- "Hippie Hippie Aadapillalo Veellu Chepparani Goppa Goppa Tarajuvvalo" -
- "Mahabalipuram...Bharateeya Kalajagatikidi Goppa Gopuram" -
- "Okati Rendu Moodaite Muddu Antaku Minchina Santanamaite Vaddu" -
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (bronze) in 1971
gollark: Well, just die once, and do it 26 more times?
gollark: I don't see why you don't just issue yourself infinitely many citizenships.
gollark: Maybe the contingency systems were a bit useless.
gollark: This is a fair point, actually. Via the anthropic principle, I cannot actually die.
gollark: Why?
References
- "சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்!". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Telugu director Bapu hospitalised | Director Bapu Health Condition | South Film News | Reviews | Movie Stills | Wallapers
- Balaraju Katha (1970) – IMDb
- Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar - The Hindu
- "Balaraju Katha (1970)". Mio.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.