Balaraju

Balaraju
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGhantasala Balaramayya
Screenplay bySamudrala Sr
Story byPrayaaga
Produced byGhantasala Balaramayya
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
S. Varalakshmi
Anjali Devi
CinematographyP. Sridhar
Edited byL. M. Lal
Music byGhantasala Venkateswara Rao
Galipenchala Narasimha Rao
C. R. Subbaraman
(background score)
Production
company
Pratibha Productions
Distributed byPoorna films
Release date
  • 26 February 1948 (1948-02-26)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Balaraju is a 1948 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler fantasy film produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya under the Pratibha Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi, and Anjali Devi with music jointly composed by Ghantasala, Galipenchala Narasimha Rao and C. R. Subbaraman.[1] The film was recorded as an Industry Hit at the box office and was the first Telugu Silver Jubilee film.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. "Balaraju (1948)". thehindu.com. Kasturi and Sons. Retrieved 23 July 2016.