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Bala Mitrula Katha
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Wikipedia article
'Bala Mitrula Katha' is a 1972 Telugu-language film directed by K. Varaprasada Rao, starring Jaggayya, Krishnam Raju, Gummadi and Nagabhushanam. It is a story of the friendship of two kids of different social statuses and the support of their teachers amid the political and village backdrop.
Plot
Dharmaiah and Satyam are friends and favorite students of Bhavani Prasad. Satyam is the son of Bhushaiah, a rich landlord. Dharmaiah is the son of Kotaiah, a laborer. Nagaraju, an unruly kid, is the son of Papaiah, the village president. The animosity between landlords Papaiah and Bhushaiah is reflected in the lives of their children. Nagaraju challenges Satyam about their ability to buy tickets for a circus show. Satyam unsuccessfully tries to get money from his parents, Bhushaiah and Shantamma. As part of the plan to earn money, Dharmaiah lies that Satyam committed suicide. Shantamma dies of shock, and Satyam and Dharmaiah decide to never lie again.
Prasad files a case against Papaiah about mixing salt in ammonia fertilizer. Dharmaiah tells the Collector, and it causes Papaiah to lose his reputation and his father Kotaiah to lose his job. Dharmaiah escapes from the house and hides in Bhushaiah's cattle house to avoid the ire of his father. Kotaiah searches for his son and reaches the cattle house with a lamp, and the grass catches on fire. Bhushaiah's group catches Kotaiah and misunderstands that Papaiah sent him. Satyam comes to the rescue and gives evidence before the Collector to save Kotaiah. None of the village elders, Papaiah, Bhushaiah, and Kotaiah, can understand the intensity of the friendship between Dharmaiah and Satyam and their commitment to the truth. Satyam and Dharmaiah escape from the village and face several problems in the city. Prasad discovers that militant revolutionaries led by his childhood friend Bhanu (Krishnam Raju) are going to kill Papaiah, and he tells Satyam and Dharma to inform Papaiah. Militants and police face a fight, and the rebel leader is injured and caught. The movie ends with village elders Bhushaih, Papaiah, and Kotaiah recognising the need for honest people like Dharmaiah and Satyam in the village.
Cast
* Master Devanand as Dharmaiah
* Master Surendra as Satyam
* Krishnam Raju as Bhanu
* Jaggayya as Bhavani Prasad
* Gummadi as Kotaiah
* Mikkilineni as Bhushaiah
* Nagabhushanam as Papaiah
* Allu Ramalingiah as Mallaiah
* Rajababu as Appa Rao / Mohammed Ali
* Suryakantham
* Seshagiri Rao
* Kasinath
* Prasad
* Raja Rammohan
* Prakash Rao
* Chalapathi Rao as Bhanu's follower
* Gokina Rama Rao as Police Inspector
* Jayakumari
* Hemalata as Shantamma
* Jyothi Lakshmi
* Sandhya Rani
* Susheela
* Bhanumati
* Lakshmi
* Indira
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by Satyam, and written by the great lyricists C. Narayana Reddy and Veturi in Telugu.
* "Gunna Mamidi Komma Meedha Goollu Rendunnayi" - written by C. Narayana Reddy and sung by S. Janaki. This song is the most popular song on the track.
* "Ranzu Bhale Ramachiluka"
* "Ice fruit Babu Ice Fruit"
Category:1972 films
Category:1970s Telugu-language films
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Indian buddy films
Category:1970s action drama films
Category:Films about revolutions
Category:Films scored by Chellapilla Satyam
Category:1970s buddy films
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