Balaraju Katha

Balaraju Katha

Directed by	Bapu
Produced by	Vasiraju Prakasam Nidamarthi Padmakshi
Written by	A. P. Nagarajan (story) Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (dialogues)
Starring	Master Prabhakar Nagabhushanam Allu Ramalingaiah Hemalatha Dhulipala Suryakantham
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Kotagiri Gopal Rao
Release dates	1970
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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).^[1]^[2]^[3]

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

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

External links

Balaraju Katha at the Internet Movie Database

Works of A. P. Nagarajan

As director	Vadivukku Valai Kappu (1962) Kulamagal Radhai (1963) Navarathri (1964) Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) Saraswati Sabatham (1966) Thiruvarutchelvar (1967) Seeta (1967) Kandhan Karunai (1967) Thirumal Perumai (1968) Thillana Mohanambal (1968) Vaa Raja Vaa (1969) Gurudakshinai (1969) Vilayattu Pillai (1970) Thirumalai Thenkumari (1970) Kankatchi (1971) Thirupathi Kanyakumari Yatra (1972) Agathiyar (1972) Thirumalai Deivam (1973) Rajaraja Cholan (1973) Karaikkal Ammaiyar (1973) Gumasthavin Magal (1974) Melnaattu Marumagal (1975) Jai Balaji (1976) Shri Krishna Leela (1977) Navarathinam (1977)

As screenwriter only	Naalvar (1953) Mangalyam (1954) Pennarasi (1955) Nallathangal (1955) Town Bus (1955) Naan Petra Selvam (1956) Makkalai Petra Magarasi (1957) Nalla Idathu Sambandam (1958) Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958) Nilavukku Niranja Manasu (1958) Thayapol Pillai Noolapol Selai (1959) Alli Petra Pillai (1959) Paavai Vilakku (1960) Balaraju Katha (1970)

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