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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Bala Bharatam
| image          = Bala Bharatam poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao]]
| producer       = Mahija Prakasa Rao
| writer         = [[Samudrala Jr.]]
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]<br />[[Baby Sridevi]]<br />[[S. Varalakshmi]]<br />[[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]]<br />[[Master Prabhakar]]<br />[[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]]<br />[[Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry|Dhulipala]]<br />[[Kanta Rao]]
| music          = [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]]
| cinematography =
| editing        =
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| released       = {{Film date|1972|12|07|df=y}}
| runtime        =
| country        = [[India]]
| language       = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| budget         =
}}
'''''Bala Bharatam''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]] wherein most of the characters are played by children. The child actors include [[Baby Sridevi]] and [[Master Prabhakar]].

==Story==
The plot is the famous ''[[Mahabharata]]'' story of [[Pandavas]] and [[Kauravas]] during their childhood days.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sridevi|Baby Sridevi]] as [[Dussala]]
* [[Anjali Devi]] as [[Kunti]]
* [[Kanta Rao]] as [[Pandu|Pandu Raju]]
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Bhishma]]
* Master Prabhakar as [[Duryodhana]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_masterprabhakar_2008_printer.php |title=Interview with Prabhakar at Telugu cinema/ |access-date=31 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212215924/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/interview_masterprabhakar_2008_printer.php |archive-date=12 February 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> 
* [[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry|Dhulipala]] as [[Shakuni|Sakhuni]]
* [[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]] as [[Dhritarashtra]]
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
* [[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]] as [[Narada]]
* [[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as [[Mahendra]]
* [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] as [[Yama|Yama Dharma Raja]]
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Pataala Loka Adhipati
*[[Sivakumar]] as [[Lord Vishnu]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=29 July 1979 |title=சிவகுமார் 101 {{!}} 31–40 |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-07-29/page/44/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230318040054/https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-07-29/page/44/mode/2up |archive-date=18 March 2023 |access-date=8 September 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=44–45 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*[[Chandrakala]] as Madri
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as [[Kamsa]]
*[[V. Nagayya|Nagayya]] as Sandeepani Maharshi
*[[C. H. Narayana Rao]] as [[Drona]]
*Malladi as [[Kripa]]charya
*Thyagaraju as [[Drupada]]
*[[P. J. Sarma]] as [[Brihaspati|Brihaspathi]]
*Aka V Subbarao as Thatha aryaka
*[[Visweswara Rao|Master Visweswara Rao]]
}}

==Soundtrack ==
* "Aadenoi Nagakanyaka Choodaloi Veerabalaka" – 
* "Bhale Bhale Bhale Bhale Pedabava" – 
* "Maanavude Mahaneeyudu Shaktiyutudu Yuktiparudu" –
* "Narayana Nee Leela Navarasabharitam" – 
* "Taarangam Taarangam Taandavakrishna Taarangam" –
* "Vindu Bhojanam Pasandu Bhojanam" –

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186848/ ''Bala Bharatam'' at IMDb.]

{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}
{{Works based on the Mahabharata}}

[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:1972 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1972 Indian films]]
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