Balu (film)

Balu: ABCDEFG
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Directed byA. Karunakaran
Written byA. Karunakaran
Kona Venkat (dialogues)
Produced byC. Aswani Dutt
StarringPawan Kalyan
Shriya Saran
Neha Oberoi
Gulshan Grover
CinematographyR. Ramesh Babu
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byMani Sharma
Distributed byVyjayanthi Movies & KAD Movies
Release date
  • 6 January 2005 (2005-01-06)
Running time
169 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹15 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹13.5 crore (distributors' share)

Balu: ABCDEFG is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Pawan Kalyan, Shriya, Neha Oberoi and Gulshan Grover. The film was produced by C. Aswini Dutt under his production company Vyjayanthi Movies.[2] Its tagline ABCDEFG stands for "A Boy Can Do Everything For Girl."[3] The film released on 6 January 2005 to mixed reviews and was an average grosser at the box office.[4] It was the first Telugu film to have a release in South Africa.[5][6]

  1. ^ "When Tollywood tunes didn't mesmerise box-office". Business Standard India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2022. While Pawan Kalyan's Rs 15-crore Baalu is slated for a January 6 release .....
  2. ^ "Balu ABCDEFG review. Balu ABCDEFG Telugu movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  3. ^ "News Today: Pawan Kalyan as Balu". Idlebrain.com. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ Sasi (2 February 2015). "Pawan Kalyan's Hits and Flops". Cinejosh.com. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Boldly going where no Telugu movie has gone before!". The Times of India. 22 July 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The gamble pays off". Independent Online. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2024.