Benkiya Bale

Benkiya Bale
Directed byDorai–Bhagavan
Based onBenkiya Bale
by T. R. Subba Rao[1]
Produced byRamesh
Richy
Ramarathnam
Sharadamba
Shashi Prakash
StarringAnant Nag
Lakshmi
Balakrishna
Thoogudeepa Srinivas
CinematographyR. Chittibabu
Edited byP. Bhaktavatsalam
Music byRajan–Nagendra
Production
company
Sri Manthralaya Art Combines
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Benkiya Bale (transl. Fire Trap) is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by T. R. Subba Rao.[2][3][4] The film stars Anant Nag, Lakshmi, K. S. Ashwath and Thoogudeepa Srinivas.

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  2. ^ "Meet the man who was the inspiration behind great Kannada films". Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Benkiya Bale". Total Kannada. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Benkiya Bale : A Social Novel". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.