| Baalu Jenu | |
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| Kannada | ಬಾಳು ಜೇನು |
| Directed by | Balan Kunigal Nagabhushan |
| Screenplay by | Nagabhushan |
| Based on | Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu |
| Produced by | K. R. Ravichandran |
| Starring | Aarathi Gangadhar Ramgopal Rajinikanth Udaya Chandrika Pandari Bai |
| Cinematography | T. M. Sundara Babu |
| Edited by | P. K. Krishnan |
| Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | S G S Films |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Baalu Jenu (transl. Life is honey) is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Balan and Kunigal Nagabhushan. It is a remake of the 1976 Tamil film Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu. The film stars Aarathi, Gangadhar, Rajinikanth, Ramgopal, Udaya Chandrika and Pandari Bai. In Baalu Jenu, a married woman must try to keep a one-night stand that she had in college a secret from her husband, and thwart a persistent blackmailer intent on collecting money from her to keep quiet about it. It was released on 10 December 1976, and became a commercial success.