| Balayogini | |
|---|---|
 Poster in Tamil | |
| Tamil | பாலயோகினி |
| Telugu | బాలయోగిని |
| Directed by | K. Subramanyam |
| Written by | K. Subramanyam |
| Produced by | K. Subramanyam |
| Starring | Baby Saroja C. V. V. Panthulu K. B. Vatsal R. Balasaraswathi |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose Kamal Ghosh Art Director: Batuk Sen[1][2][3][4] |
| Edited by | Dharam Veer |
| Music by | Moti Babu Maruti Seetharammayya |
Production company | Madras United Artists Corp |
Release date |
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Running time | 210 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Balayogini (transl. Girl Saint) is a 1937 Indian film made in Tamil and Telugu languages. It was directed by K. Subramanyam. It is one of the earliest Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting and to advocate reformist social policies. This film is considered to be first children's talkie film of South India.[5][6][7][8][9]
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