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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Bala Bharatam<br />
| image = Bala Bharatam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao]]<br />
| producer = Mahija Prakasa Rao<br />
| writer = [[Samudrala Jr.]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| 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]]<br />
| music = [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]]<br />
| cinematography =<br />
| editing =<br />
| studio =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1972|12|07|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
'''''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]].<br />
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==Story==<br />
The plot is the famous ''[[Mahabharata]]'' story of [[Pandavas]] and [[Kauravas]] during their childhood days.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Sridevi|Baby Sridevi]] as [[Dussala]]<br />
* [[Anjali Devi]] as [[Kunti]]<br />
* [[Kanta Rao]] as [[Pandu|Pandu Raju]]<br />
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Bhishma]]<br />
* 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> <br />
* [[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry|Dhulipala]] as [[Shakuni|Sakhuni]]<br />
* [[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]] as [[Dhritarashtra]]<br />
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]<br />
* [[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]] as [[Narada]]<br />
* [[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as [[Mahendra]]<br />
* [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] as [[Yama|Yama Dharma Raja]]<br />
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Pataala Loka Adhipati<br />
*[[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><br />
*[[Chandrakala]] as Madri<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as [[Kamsa]]<br />
*[[V. Nagayya|Nagayya]] as Sandeepani Maharshi<br />
*[[C. H. Narayana Rao]] as [[Drona]]<br />
*Malladi as [[Kripa]]charya<br />
*Thyagaraju as [[Drupada]]<br />
*[[P. J. Sarma]] as [[Brihaspati|Brihaspathi]]<br />
*Aka V Subbarao as Thatha aryaka<br />
*[[Visweswara Rao|Master Visweswara Rao]]<br />
}}<br />
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==Soundtrack ==<br />
* "Aadenoi Nagakanyaka Choodaloi Veerabalaka" – <br />
* "Bhale Bhale Bhale Bhale Pedabava" – <br />
* "Maanavude Mahaneeyudu Shaktiyutudu Yuktiparudu" –<br />
* "Narayana Nee Leela Navarasabharitam" – <br />
* "Taarangam Taarangam Taandavakrishna Taarangam" –<br />
* "Vindu Bhojanam Pasandu Bhojanam" –<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186848/ ''Bala Bharatam'' at IMDb.]<br />
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{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}<br />
{{Works based on the Mahabharata}}<br />
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[[Category:1972 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Indian children's films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1972 Indian films]]<br />
{{1970s-Telugu-film-stub}}<br />
{{Hindu-film-stub}}</div>
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