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{{short description|1970 film directed by Bapu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Balaraju Katha
| image = Balaraju Katha.jpg

| caption =
| director = [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]
| producer = [[Vasiraju Prakasam]] Nidamarthi Padmakshi
| story = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] (story)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Master Prabhakar]] [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] [[Hemalatha]] [[Dhulipala]] [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = [[P. S. Selvaraj]]
| editing = [[Kotagiri Gopal Rao]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1970|8|25}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Balaraju Katha''''' ({{translation|The Story of Balaraju}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]. It is a remake of the 1969 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vaa Raja Vaa]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=4 October 2019 |title=Balaraju Katha (1970) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202044147/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece |archive-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 June 2016 |title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! |language=ta |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |url-status=dead |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |archive-date=21 November 2016}}</ref> 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 ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Master Prabhakar]] as Balaraju<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=30 October 2010 |title=Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608141906/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece |archive-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
* [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]]
* [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]
* [[Dhulipala]]
* [[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]]
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
* [[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]]
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]]
* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]
* Pushpa Kumari
*[[Visweswara Rao|Master Visweswara Rao]]
}}

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Balaraju Katha (1970) |url=https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921145217/https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |access-date=24 June 2021 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
* "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 ==
The film won [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze]] – 1970<ref>{{Cite web |title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) |trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2015 |access-date=14 September 2021 |publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] |language=Telugu}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0155524}}
{{A. P. Nagarajan}}

{{Bapu (film director)}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970 children's films]]
[[Category:1970 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1970 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Bapu]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]

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