Balaraju Katha
Directed byBapu
Story byA. P. Nagarajan (story)
Produced byVasiraju Prakasam
Nidamarthi Padmakshi
StarringMaster Prabhakar
Nagabhushanam
Allu Ramalingaiah
Hemalatha
Dhulipala
Suryakantham
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byKotagiri Gopal Rao
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Release date
1970
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Balaraju Katha (transl. 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,[1][2] 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

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[4]

Awards

The film won Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze – 1970[5]

References

  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (4 October 2019). "Balaraju Katha (1970)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்!". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (30 October 2010). "Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Balaraju Katha (1970)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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Works of A. P. Nagarajan
Filmography of Bapu
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