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Director
  
Bapu

Music director
  
K. V. Mahadevan

Story by
  
A. P. Nagarajan

Country
  
India

7.2/10
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Genre
  
Drama, Family

Screenplay
  
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana

Language
  
Telugu

Balaraju Katha movie poster
Writer
  
Venkata Ramana Mullapoodi

Release date
  
1970

Cast
  
Prabhakar
(Balaraju),
Sumathi
,
Allu Rama Lingaiah
,
Nagabhushanam
,
Mikkilineni

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Balaraju katha


Balaraju Katha (The Story of Balaraju) is a 1970 Telugu drama film written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by Bapu. The film was a remake of the 1969 Tamil film Vaa Raja Vaa, and has won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (bronze).

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Balaraju katha


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
  • 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

  • "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

    • References

    Balaraju Katha Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Balaraju Katha IMDb