Balakrishnudu

Balu (Nara Rohit) is a free-spirited young man whose highest priority in life is earning money. Being an orphan, he is raised by Raghunandan Yadav (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is his godfather. Balu’s life ends up in trouble because of his lust for money. His love life with Aadhya (Regina Cassandra) is also twisted because of that.

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• Nara Rohit as Balakrishna (Balu)
• Regina Cassandra as Aadhya
• Ramya Krishna as Bhanumati Devi
• Adithya Menon as Ravinder Reddy
• Ajay as Pratap Reddy
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raghunandan Yadav
• Pruthviraj as Madhava Rao (Maddy R)
• Chalapathi Rao
• Ramaraju
• Vennela Kishore as Kishore
• Raghu Babu as Peddha Paleru
• Raghu Karumanchi as Rowdy
• Srinivasa Reddy as Chitti Babu
• Ravi Varma as Mastan
• Aathma Patrick as Bala
• Shravya Reddy as Padma
• Tejaswi Madivada
• Satya Krishnan
• Thagubothu Ramesh
• Vizag Prasad
• Duvvasi Mohan
• Gemini Suresh
• Mahesh Achanta
• Jabardasth Appa Rao
• Avantika Vandanapu as Young Aadhya
• Diksha Panth as cameo appearance
• Pia Bajpai in a special appearance
• Priyanka Singh (Jabardasth & Bigg Boss 5 fame)

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The filming began on 31 March 2017, a year after the script was given a green signal. Producers Nandamuri Sri Vinod and Musunuru Vamsi Krishna, who also happen to be director Mallela Pavan’s childhood friends, are producing the movie on their banner Saraschandrikaa Visionary Motion Pictures in collaboration with Maya Bazar Movies of B. Mahendra Babu. The major part of the movie was shot in different locations of Hyderabad while the songs were shot in Bergen and Oslo in Norway.{{cite web |url=http://telugucinema.com/news/nara-rohiths-balakrishudu-completes-shoot |title=Nara Rohith's Balakrishudu completes shoot |publisher=Telugu Cinema |access-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128223847/http://www.telugucinema.com/news/nara-rohiths-balakrishudu-completes-shoot |archive-date=28 January 2018 |url-status=dead }} With a total number of shoot days being around 50,{{Cn|date=November 2024}} the film was in its post-production stage.

Ramya Krishna's feudalistic character, which leads one of the two warring groups in Uyyalawada, was compared with her character Sivagami in Baahubali (2015-2017).

The audio and background score were composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music. The film marks his third collaboration with Nara Rohit after Baanam and Solo. Samantha Ruth Prabhu released the audio in an event on 10 November 2017.

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| released = 10 November 2017

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| length = 24:03

| label = Aditya Music

| producer = Mani Sharma

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| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 24:03

| title1 = Entha Varalaina

| lyrics1 = Krishna Kanth

| extra1 = Revanth

| length1 = 3:52

| title2 = Thariraa Thariraa

| lyrics2 = Srivalli

| extra2 = Ramya Behara

| length2 = 3:53

| title3 = Anukunnadi

| lyrics3 = Srivalli

| extra3 = Surya Pavan Bonila, Sahithi Chaganti

| length3 = 4:28

| title4 = Ardharathri Sureedu

| lyrics4 = Kasarla Shyam

| extra4 = Ramya Behara

| length4 = 4:31

| title5 = Rende Rendu Kallu

| lyrics5 = Srivalli

| extra5 = Anurag Kulkarni, Sahithi Chaganti

| length5 = 3:26

| title6 = Raashi Thariraa

| lyrics6 = Srivalli

| extra6 = Rashi Khanna

| length6 = 3:53

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Sridhar Adivi of The Times of India rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote, "For Telugu audiences who have been exposed to scores of faction films over the years, there is nothing new that the film has to offer".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/balakrishnudu/movie-review/61780359.cms|title=Balakrishnudu Movie Review|date=24 November 2017|first=Sridhar|last=Adivi|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 March 2025}} Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote, "The lacklustre narrative with peripheral performances makes this a cringe-worthy outing".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/balakrishnudu-review-an-outdated-attempt/article20775808.ece|title=Balakrishnudu review: An outdated attempt|date=25 November 2017|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123124617/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/balakrishnudu-review-an-outdated-attempt/article20775808.ece|archive-date=23 January 2025|work=The Hindu|access-date=4 March 2025}} A critic from The Hans India wrote "The film has a routine story and we do not find anything new but still, the director has tried to present it in a different manner and made us stuck to the film. The director took a lot of care in comedy which worked well in the theatres".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2017-11-24/Balakrishnudu-Movie-Review/341244|title=Balakrishnudu Movie Review|date=24 November 2017|work=The Hans India|access-date=4 March 2025}}

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