Bala Nagamma (1981 film)

Bala Nagamma is a 1981 Indian Telugu- and Tamil-language bilingual film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by A. Khader for K. B. Creations. The film stars Sarath Babu and Sridevi. It was released on 26 October 1981.[1]

Bala Nagamma
Directed byK. Shankar
Produced byA. Khader
StarringSarath Babu
Sridevi
K. R. Vijaya
Vijayashanti
Baby Anju
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
K. B. Creations
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil

Plot

Queen Punitha (Vennira Aadai Nirmala) prays to the goddess Nagadevi (K. R. Vijaya) to have a child as the kingdom has no heirs. The goddess offers her the choice of having a boy but losing her husband or having a girl and losing her own life. She chooses the latter and soon gives birth to a girl, Bala Nagamma. As she is dying, she asks Nagadevi to watch over her child. The king (S. A. Ashokan) is heart-broken but is convinced to remarry so his daughter can have a mother. He marries Mohana (Manjula) who plots to be rid of Bala Nagamma to secure her own power in the kingdom. She convinces the king that his daughter's horoscope means he will die if Bala Nagamma (Baby Anju) lives. The king is unable to kill his child but abandons her in the forest. Nagadevi takes the child and raises her. As an adult, Bala (Sridevi) meets king Vijayavarma (Sarath Babu) of a neighboring kingdom and the two soon marry. When Bala is pregnant, Vijayavarma leaves to subdue a group of bandits. He asks that Bala not cross the threshold of the palace while he's away. Bala gives birth to a son, Parthiban (Master Babu), while he's away. The evil magician Ranadeeran sees Bala when he asks to see the most beautiful woman in the world. Determined to have her, he tricks Bala into leaving the threshold of the palace and kidnaps her. Vijayavarma is also captured and transformed into a physically weak man when he tries to rescue her. Years pass and it falls to the young Partiban to rescue his parents with the help of Nagadevi.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Tamil Soundtrack

SongSingersLyrics
"Koonthalile Megam"K. J. Yesudas, B. S. SasirekhaKannadasan
"Sangeethame En Thegam Andro"Vani JairamPulamaipithan
"Manmadha Raagangale"
"Palliyaraikul Malligai"Uma RamananVaali
"Neer Kodukka Piranthathu"P. Susheela, S. Janaki
"Aadalaam Kadalil"S. P. SailajaMuthulingam
"Vaaname Kaakum"

Telugu Soundtrack

  • "Kurulande Meghamvirishi..." - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sasirekha
  • "Sangeetha Maharani Nenu..." - Vani Jairam
  • "Na Edalo Virisenamma Dola..." - S. P. Sailaja & P. Susheela
  • "Manmadha Geethanjali..." - Vani Jairam
  • "Malleteegara..." - S. P. Sailaja
  • "Edi Raksha Vidhi..." - S. P. Balasubramanyam
  • "Nemmadi Niratam..." - S. P. Sailaja
  • "Saptasagramulu..." - S. P. Sailaja
  • "Eekshanam Agni Bandhanam..." - S. P. Sailaja

Reception

Reviewing the Tamil version for Kalki, Sindhu-Jeeva panned the comedy and sets, he criticised Ilayaraja for using computerised music for background score but praised the songs.[4]

References
  1. "பால நாகம்மா / Bala Nagamma (1981)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Bala Nagamma". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "Bala Nagamma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 31 January 1981. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. சிந்து-ஜீவா (15 November 1981). "பாலநாகம்மா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 12. Retrieved 12 April 2023.


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