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{{Infobox film
| name = Benkiya Bale
| image = Benkiya Bale.jpg
| caption = [[Lobby card]]
| director = [[Dorai–Bhagavan]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Benkiya Bale''|[[T. R. Subba Rao]]}}<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1204367776304910336|user=NFAIOfficial|title=#Adaptation A lobby card for #Kannada film Benkiya Bale (1983), starring #AnantNag and #Lakshmi in the leading rol… |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
| starring = [[Anant Nag]] [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] [[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]] [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
| producer = Ramesh Richy Ramarathnam Sharadamba Shashi Prakash
| music = [[Rajan–Nagendra]]
| cinematography = R. Chittibabu
| editing = P. Bhaktavatsalam
| studio = Sri Manthralaya Art Combines
| released = {{Film date|1983}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
}}

'''''Benkiya Bale''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ಬಲೆ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation|Fire Trap}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film, directed by the [[Dorai–Bhagavan]] duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by [[T. R. Subba Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga|title=Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526185843/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/amp/editorial/tarasu-kannada-films-novelist-nagarahavu-hamsageetha-chandanada-gombe-chandavalliya-thota-akashmika-nrupatunga|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://totalkannada.com/products/books/novels-tha-ra-su/benkiya-bale |title=Benkiya Bale|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113181238/http://totalkannada.com/products/books/novels-tha-ra-su/benkiya-bale |work=Total Kannada |date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ww.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=40757 |title=Benkiya Bale : A Social Novel |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113145451/http://ww.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=40757 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film stars [[Anant Nag]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[K. S. Ashwath]] and [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]].

== Cast ==
* [[Anant Nag]] Narasimha Murthy
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] Rukku/Rukmini
* [[K. S. Ashwath]]
* [[Vajramuni]]
* [[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]]
* [[Dinesh]]
* [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
* [[Musuri Krishnamurthy]]
* [[Mysore Lokesh]]
* [[Mandeep Roy]]

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Rajan–Nagendra]], with lyrics by [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000339.html |title=Benkiya Bale songs |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113203349/http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000339.html |url-status=live }}</ref> All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered evergreen songs. Rajan-Nagendra reused the tune of ''Olida Jeeva'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=6sSjEDsXUjtKwdKr&v=n5HxewSgNaU&feature=youtu.be | title=Olida Jeeva Video Song [HD] | Benkiya Bale Kannada Movie | Anant Nag, Lakshmi | Kannada Old Songs | website=[[YouTube]] | date=14 February 2023 }}</ref> for the 1986 Telugu movie ''[[Rendu Rella Aaru]]'' as ''Viraha Veena''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=8_W2WjRFN2QjwM_L&v=OuZkfvKK3fs&feature=youtu.be |title=Rendu Rellu Aaru Movie Song | Viraha Veena | Chandr Mohan | Rajini | Red Chille Video Movie Songs |website=[[YouTube]] |date=6 March 2023 |access-date=14 January 2024 |archive-date=29 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629113422/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=8_W2WjRFN2QjwM_L&v=OuZkfvKK3fs&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}</ref> That song is based on Hamsanandi raga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-you-remember-these-rajan-nagendra-melodies-903157-1687890#6|title=Do you remember these Rajan-Nagendra melodies?|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=27 June 2024|archive-date=27 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627154208/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/do-you-remember-these-rajan-nagendra-melodies-903157-1687890#6|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Nanagagi Banda
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| music1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Ninna Naguvu
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| music2 =
| length2 =
| title3 = Olida Jeeva
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| music3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = Bisiladarenu Maleyadarenu
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| music4 =
| length4 =
| title5 = Bisiladarenu Maleyadarenu
| extra5 = S. Janaki
| music5 =
| length5 =
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1402420}}

{{Dorai–Bhagavan}}

[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1983 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1983 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dorai–Bhagavan]]

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