Timothyves: add structure per standard format per standard format

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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Balaraju Katha		\| name = Balaraju Katha
	\| image = Balaraju Katha.jpg		\| image = Balaraju Katha.jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]		\| director = [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]
	\| producer = [[Vasiraju Prakasam]]<br />Nidamarthi Padmakshi		\| producer = [[Vasiraju Prakasam]]<br />Nidamarthi Padmakshi
	\| story = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] (story)		\| story = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] (story)
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	\| studio =		\| studio =
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = 1970		\| released = {{Film date\|1970\|8\|25}}
	\| runtime =		\| runtime =
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	}}		}}
	'''''Balaraju Katha''''' ({{~~trans~~\|The Story of Balaraju}}) is a 1970 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]. It is a remake of the 1969 [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Vaa Raja Vaa]]'',<ref>{{Cite news \|url=~~http~~://www.~~dailythanthi~~.com/~~Cinema~~/~~CinemaNews~~/~~2016~~/06/~~04121650~~/At-~~the~~-~~cinemaSuccessful~~-~~childrens~~-~~dance~~.~~vpf~~ \|title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! \|~~date~~=~~4 June 2016~~ \|work=[[Dina Thanthi]] \|access-date=10 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf \|archive-date=21 November 2016 ~~\|url-status=bot: unknown \|language=ta~~}}</ref> and has won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (bronze).<ref>[http://southnews.in/tollywood/telugu-director-bapu-hospitalised Telugu director Bapu hospitalised \| Director Bapu Health Condition \| South Film News \| Reviews \| Movie Stills \| Wallapers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155524/ Balaraju Katha (1970) – IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		'''''Balaraju Katha''''' ({{translation\|The Story of Balaraju}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]. It is a remake of the 1969 [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Vaa Raja Vaa]]'',<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Narasimham \|first=M. L. \|date=4 October 2019 \|title=Balaraju Katha (1970) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202044147/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/balaraju-katha-1970/article29591890.ece \|archive-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=4 June 2016 \|title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! \|language=ta \|work=[[Dina Thanthi]] \|url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf \|url-status=dead \|access-date=10 March 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf \|archive-date=21 November 2016}}</ref> and has won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (bronze).

	==Plot==		== Plot ==
	This is the story of a young boy Balaraju ([[Master Prabhakar]]) in a historical town [[Mahabalipuram]]. He becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. An elderly childless couple takes a liking to him and wants to adopt him. The story is the results of his ordeals.		This is the story of a young boy Balaraju ([[Master Prabhakar]]) in a historical town [[Mahabalipuram]]. He becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. An elderly childless couple takes a liking to him and wants to adopt him. The story is the results of his ordeals.

	==Cast==		== Cast ==
	* [[Master Prabhakar]] as Balaraju<ref>[~~http~~://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/~~grill~~-~~mill~~-~~master~~-~~prabhakar~~/~~article859259~~.ece Grill Mill ~~– Master Prabhakar~~ - ~~The Hindu<!~~-- ~~Bot generated title~~ -~~->]~~</ref>		{{cast listing\|
	* [[Nagabhushanam (actor)\|Nagabhushanam]]		* [[Master Prabhakar]] as Balaraju<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Ashok Kumar \|first=S. R. \|date=30 October 2010 \|title=Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=24 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608141906/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Grill-Mill-ndash-Master-Prabhakar/article15798228.ece \|archive-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
	* [[Suryakantham (actress)\|Suryakantham]]		* [[Nagabhushanam (actor)\|Nagabhushanam]]
	* [[Dhulipala]]		* [[Suryakantham (actress)\|Suryakantham]]
	* [[Mikkilineni ~~Radhakrishna Murthy~~\|Mikkilineni]]		* [[Dhulipala]]
	* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]		* [[Mikkilineni (actor)\|Mikkilineni]]
			* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
	* [[Sumathi (actress)\|Baby Sumathi]]		* [[Sumathi (actress)\|Baby Sumathi]]
	* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]		* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
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	* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]		* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]
	* Pushpa Kumari		* Pushpa Kumari
			*[[Visweswara Rao\|Master Visweswara Rao]]
			}}

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	~~{{empty section\|date=January 2020}}~~		Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Balaraju Katha (1970) \|url=https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921145217/https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29 \|archive-date=21 September 2020 \|access-date=24 June 2021 \|website=Music India Online}}</ref>
	Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29\|~~title~~=Balaraju Katha ~~(1970)~~\|~~work~~=~~Mio~~}}</ref>		* "Adiganani Anukovaddu Cheppakunda Dateyoddu" -
	* "Adiganani Anukovaddu Cheppakunda Dateyoddu" -
	* "Cheppu Cheppu Bhai Jarigedi Vippi Cheppu" -		* "Cheppu Cheppu Bhai Jarigedi Vippi Cheppu" -
	* "Choodu Choodu Tamasha Bhale Tamasha Aidu Vella Tamasha" -		* "Choodu Choodu Tamasha Bhale Tamasha Aidu Vella Tamasha" -
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	* "Okati Rendu Moodaite Muddu Antaku Minchina Santanamaite Vaddu" -		* "Okati Rendu Moodaite Muddu Antaku Minchina Santanamaite Vaddu" -

	==Awards==		== Awards ==
	* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (~~bronze~~) in ~~1971~~		The film won [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film\|Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film – Bronze]] – 1970<ref>{{Cite web \|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) \|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) \|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf \|archive-date=23 February 2015 \|access-date=14 September 2021 \|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)\|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]] \|language=Telugu}}</ref>

	==References==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0155524}}		* {{IMDb title\|0155524}}
	{{A. P. Nagarajan}}		{{A. P. Nagarajan}}

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{{short description|1970 film directed by Bapu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Balaraju Katha
| image = Balaraju Katha.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]
| producer = [[Vasiraju Prakasam]] Nidamarthi Padmakshi
| story = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] (story)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Master Prabhakar]] [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] [[Hemalatha]] [[Dhulipala]] [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = [[P. S. Selvaraj]]
| editing = [[Kotagiri Gopal Rao]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 1970
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Balaraju Katha''''' ({{trans|The Story of Balaraju}}) is a 1970 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] written by [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] and directed by [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]. It is a remake of the 1969 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vaa Raja Vaa]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! |date=4 June 2016 |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |access-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |archive-date=21 November 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |language=ta}}</ref> and has won the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (bronze).<ref>[http://southnews.in/tollywood/telugu-director-bapu-hospitalised Telugu director Bapu hospitalised | Director Bapu Health Condition | South Film News | Reviews | Movie Stills | Wallapers]</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155524/ Balaraju Katha (1970) – IMDb]</ref>

==Plot==
This is the story of a young boy Balaraju ([[Master Prabhakar]]) in a historical town [[Mahabalipuram]]. He becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. An elderly childless couple takes a liking to him and wants to adopt him. The story is the results of his ordeals.

==Cast==
* [[Master Prabhakar]] as Balaraju<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/grill-mill-master-prabhakar/article859259.ece Grill Mill – Master Prabhakar - The Hindu]</ref>
* [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]]
* [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]
* [[Dhulipala]]
* [[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]]
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
* [[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]]
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]]
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]]
* [[Raavi Kondala Rao]]
* Pushpa Kumari

==Soundtrack==
{{empty section|date=January 2020}}
Soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Balaraju+Katha+%281970%29|title=Balaraju Katha (1970)|work=Mio}}</ref>
* "Adiganani Anukovaddu Cheppakunda Dateyoddu" -
* "Cheppu Cheppu Bhai Jarigedi Vippi Cheppu" -
* "Choodu Choodu Tamasha Bhale Tamasha Aidu Vella Tamasha" -
* "Hippie Hippie Aadapillalo Veellu Chepparani Goppa Goppa Tarajuvvalo" -
* "Mahabalipuram...Bharateeya Kalajagatikidi Goppa Gopuram" -
* "Okati Rendu Moodaite Muddu Antaku Minchina Santanamaite Vaddu" -

==Awards==
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (bronze) in 1971

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0155524}}
{{A. P. Nagarajan}}

[[Category:Films directed by Bapu]]
[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:1970s children's films]]
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{{Bapu (film director)}}

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