Baala Bandana
Baala Bandhana is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film, directed by Peketi Sivaram. It stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. It was produced under ALS Productions.[1] It had a very successful soundtrack composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The film was a remake of 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog [2] which was based on the novel of same name by Ashapurna Devi.[3] Though a hit, it could not meet the success of the Tamil and Telugu remake versions of the same Bengali movie.[4]
| Baala Bandhana | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Screenplay by | Peketi Sivaram |
| Based on | Jog Biyog by Ashapurna Devi |
| Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
| Starring | Rajkumar Jayanthi |
| Cinematography | V. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan, R. Shanmugham |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | ALS Productions |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
Orphaned as an infant, Ranga (played by Rajkumar) is brought up by his distant relative Chandrashekhar Rao Bahadur (Sampath) and his compassionate wife Parvathi (M Jayashree).
Chandrashekhar Rao heads a large family of three sons Ramnatha (Vajramuni), Somanatha (Bengaluru Nagesh) and Vishwantha (Dwarakish), two daughters, the widowed Rajamma (Lakshmi Devi), their young children and Rajamma’ son. Parvathi promises her childhood friend Mayakka that she will take her daughter Lakshmi (Jayanthi) as her third daughter-in-law but ends up giving her in marriage to Ranga when her third son (he is in love with Lepakshi (B Jaya) refuses to marry her.
Life takes a cruel turn for Chandrashekhar Rao when he loses all his wealth in share market. His daughter’s marriage is called off, his sons attitude change and he is forced to send Ranga and Lakshmi out. He dies heartbroken. Ranga with the help of Kotaiah (Balakrishna) finds a job in a factory owned by Rachappa (Mahadevappa) whose son is to have married Geetha. How Ranga sets right the turmoil in the family and reunites them forms rest of the story.
Cast
- Rajkumar as Ranga
- Jayanthi
- Sampath as Chandrashekhar Rao
- Dwarakish
- T. N. Balakrishna
- Vajramuni
- Ganapathi Bhat
- M. Jayashree
- M. N. Lakshmi Devi
- Bangalore Nagesh
- B. Jaya
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Ku.Ra.Sitaramashashtry and Vijaya Narasimha. All the songs were received very well. The duet "Chinnadanta Naadige" became hugely popular upon release.
Track list
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chinnadanta Naadige" | P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas |
| 2 | "Nijavanne Heluve Naanu" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 3 | "Baachi Baithale" | P. B. Sreenivas |
| 4 | "Namma Mane" | P. Susheela |
| 5 | "Kalikeye Jaana" | P. Susheela |
| 6 | "Aapath Bandhava" | K. J. Yesudas |
See also
References
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- ரவிக்குமார், வா (5 August 2016). "திறந்த வெளி திரையரங்கத்தின் முன்னோடி!". The Hindu Tamil. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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