Bala Bharatam

Bala Bharatam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
Written by	Samudrala Jr.
Produced by	Mahija Prakasa Rao
Starring	S. V. Ranga Rao Anjali Devi Baby Sridevi S. Varalakshmi Haranath Master Prabhakar Mikkilineni Dhulipala Kanta Rao
Music by	Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
Release date	7 December 1972 (1972-12-07)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Bala Bharatam is a 1972 Indian 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

• Baby Sridevi as Dussala
• Anjali Devi as Kunti
• Kanta Rao as Pandu Raju
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Bhishma
• Master Prabhakar as Duryodhana ^[1]
• Dhulipala as Sakhuni
• Mikkilineni as Dhritarashtra
• S. Varalakshmi as Gandhari
• Haranath as Narada
• M. Balayya as Mahendra
• Rajanala as Yama Dharma Raja
• Rao Gopal Rao as Pataala Loka Adhipati
• Sivakumar as Lord Vishnu ^[2]
• Chandrakala as Madri
• Kaikala Satyanarayana as Kamsa
• Nagayya as Sandeepani Maharshi
• C. H. Narayana Rao as Drona
• Malladi as Kripacharya
• Thyagaraju as Drupada
• P. J. Sarma as Brihaspathi
• Aka V Subbarao as Thatha aryaka
• 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

1. "Interview with Prabhakar at Telugu cinema/". Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
2. "சிவகுமார் 101 | 31–40". Kalki (in Tamil). 29 July 1979. pp. 44–45. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024– via Internet Archive.

External links

• Bala Bharatam at IMDb.