Balaraju Katha
{{short description|1970 film directed by Bapu}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Balaraju Katha
| image = Balaraju Katha.jpg
| caption =
| director = Bapu
| producer = Vasiraju Prakasam
Nidamarthi Padmakshi
| story = A. P. Nagarajan (story)
| narrator =
| starring = Master Prabhakar
Nagabhushanam
Allu Ramalingaiah
Hemalatha
Dhulipala
Suryakantham
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj
| editing = Kotagiri Gopal Rao
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1970|8|25}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
Balaraju Katha ({{translation|The Story of Balaraju}}) is a 1970 Indian 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,{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=4 October 2019 |title=Balaraju Katha (1970) |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202044147/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece |archive-date=2 February 2020}}{{Cite news |date=4 June 2016 |title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! |language=ta |work=Dina Thanthi |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |url-status=dead |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |archive-date=21 November 2016}} and has won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (bronze).
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
{{cast listing|
- Master Prabhakar as Balaraju{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=30 October 2010 |title=Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608141906/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece |archive-date=8 June 2021}}
- Nagabhushanam
- Suryakantham
- Dhulipala
- Mikkilineni
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Baby Sumathi
- Sakshi Ranga Rao
- Hemalatha
- Raavi Kondala Rao
- Pushpa Kumari
- Master Visweswara Rao
}}
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.{{Cite web |title=Balaraju Katha (1970) |url=https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921145217/https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |access-date=24 June 2021 |website=Music India Online}}
- "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
The film won Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze – 1970{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=14 September 2021 |publisher=Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh |language=Telugu}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0155524}}
{{A. P. Nagarajan}}
{{Bapu (film director)}}
Category:1970 children's films
Category:1970s Telugu-language films
Category:Films directed by Bapu
Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan
Category:Indian black-and-white films