Bala Nagamma (1981 film)
Bala Nagamma is a 1981 Telugu and Tamil Indian feature film, directed by K. Shankar for A. Khader's K. B. Creations. The film stars Sarath Babu and Sridevi in the lead roles.[1]
| Bala Nagamma | |
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 LP Vinyl Records Cover | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Produced by | A. Khader for K. B. Creations |
| Starring | Sarath Babu Sridevi K. R. Vijaya Vijayashanti Baby Anju |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Release date | 1981 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu Tamil |
Plot
Queen Punitha (Vennira Aadai Nirmala) prays to the goddess Nagadevi (K. R. Vijaya) to have a child as the kingdom has no heirs. The goddess offers her the choice of having a boy but losing her husband or having a girl and losing her own life. She chooses the latter and soon gives birth to a girl, Bala Nagamma. As she is dying, she asks Nagadevi to watch over her child. The king (S. A. Ashokan) is heart-broken but is convinced to remarry so his daughter can have a mother. He marries Mohana (Manjula) who plots to be rid of Bala Nagamma to secure her own power in the kingdom. She convinces the king that his daughter's horoscope means he will die if Bala Nagamma (Baby Anju) lives. The king is unable to kill his child but abandons her in the forest. Nagadevi takes the child and raises her. As an adult, Bala (Sridevi) meets king Vijayavarma (Sarath Babu) of a neighboring kingdom and the two soon marry. When Bala is pregnant, Vijayavarma leaves to subdue a group of bandits. He asks that Bala not cross the threshold of the palace while he's away. Bala gives birth to a son, Parthiban (Master Babu), while he's away. The evil magician Ranadeeran sees Bala when he asks to see the most beautiful woman in the world. Determined to have her, he tricks Bala into leaving the threshold of the palace and kidnaps her. Vijayavarma is also captured and transformed into a physically weak man when he tries to rescue her. Years pass and it falls to the young Partiban to rescue his parents with the help of Nagadevi.
Cast
- Sridevi as Bala Nagamma
- K. R. Vijaya as Nagadevi
- Sarath Babu as Vijayavarma
- Master Babu as Parthiban
- S. A. Ashokan as the king
- Manju Bhargavi as Manju
- Baby Anju as young Bala Nagamma
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Puniavathi
- Manjula as Mohana
- V. S. Raghavan as Karunakaran
- Ganthimathi as Panjavarnam
- Moorthy as Sathinandham
- Thengai Seenivasan
- Manorama
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [2]
| Bala Nagamma | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | ECHO |
Tamil Soundtrack
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Koonthalile Megam" | K. J. Yesudas, B. S. Sasirekha | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Sangeethame En Thegam Andro" | Vani Jairam | Muthulingam |
| 3 | "Neer Kodukka Piranthathu" | P. Susheela,S. Janaki | Pulamaipithan |
| 4 | "Palliyaraikul Malligai" | Uma Ramanan | Vaali |
| 5 | "Manmadha Raagangale" | Vani Jairam | Vaali |
| 6 | "Aadalaam Kadalil" | S. P. Sailaja | |
| 7 | "Vaaname Kaakum" | S. P. Sailaja |
Telugu Soundtrack
- "Kurulande Meghamvirishi..." - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sasirekha
- "Sangeetha Maharani Nenu..." - Vani Jairam
- "Na Edalo Virisenamma Dola..." - S. P. Sailaja & P. Susheela
- "Manmadha Geethanjali..." - Vani Jairam
- "Malleteegara..." - S. P. Sailaja
- "Edi Raksha Vidhi..." - S. P. Balasubramanyam
- "Nemmadi Niratam..." - S. P. Sailaja
- "Saptasagramulu..." - S. P. Sailaja
- "Eekshanam Agni Bandhanam..." - S. P. Sailaja
References
- "Bala Nagamma LP Vinyl Records". musicalaya. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- "Balanagamma". tamilsongslyrics123.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.