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	\| released = {{Film date\|df=~~yes/no~~\|1968\|4\|26}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1968\|4\|26}}
	\| runtime = 174 minutes<ref name="WorldFilmography">{{Cite book \|last=Cowie \|first=Peter \|title=World filmography, 1968 \|publisher=Tantivy Press \|year=1977 \|isbn=0-498-01569-6 \|pages=266}}</ref>		\| runtime = 174 minutes<ref name="WorldFilmography">{{Cite book \|last=Cowie \|first=Peter \|title=World filmography, 1968 \|publisher=Tantivy Press \|year=1977 \|isbn=0-498-01569-6 \|pages=266}}</ref>
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	The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]].<ref name="chitraseema">{{Cite web \|date=18 September 2011 \|title=Bhale Kodallu \|url=http://chitraseema.blogspot.in/2011/09/bhale-kodallu.html \|access-date=24 February 2018 \|website=Chitra Seema}}</ref>		The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]].<ref name="chitraseema">{{Cite web \|date=18 September 2011 \|title=Bhale Kodallu \|url=http://chitraseema.blogspot.in/2011/09/bhale-kodallu.html \|access-date=24 February 2018 \|website=Chitra Seema}}</ref>
	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''Bhale Kodallu'' was released on 26 April 1968,<ref name="indiancine.ma" /> over a year after ''Bama Vijayam'' (24 February 1967).<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book \|last=Film News Anandan \|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp \|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru \|publisher=Sivagami Publishers \|year=2004 \|location=Chennai \|language=Tamil \|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements \|author-link=Film News Anandan \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180115064645/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp \|archive-date=2018}}</ref>		''Bhale Kodallu'' was released on 26 April 1968,<ref name="indiancine.ma" /> over a year after ''Bama Vijayam'' (24 February 1967).<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book \|last=Film News Anandan \|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp \|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru \|publisher=Sivagami Publishers \|year=2004 \|location=Chennai \|language=Tamil \|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements \|author-link=Film News Anandan \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180115064645/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp \|archive-date=2018-01-15}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	* {{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish ~~\|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf~~ \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|orig-date=1994}}		* {{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha \|author-link2=Paul Willemen \|orig-date=1994}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{~~CITWF~~ title\|~~35689~~}}		* {{IMDb title\|0154197}}

	{{K. Balachander}}		{{K. Balachander}}
	{{Gemini Studios}}		{{Gemini Studios}}

	[[Category:Indian comedy films]]		[[Category:1968 Telugu-language films]]
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	[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]		[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
	[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]		[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
	[[Category:~~1968~~ comedy ~~films]]~~		[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
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	[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]		[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]

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	\| distributor = <!-- or: \| distributors = -->		\| distributor = <!-- or: \| distributors = -->
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes/no\|1968\|4\|26}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes/no\|1968\|4\|26}}
	\| runtime = 174 minutes<ref name="WorldFilmography">{{Cite book \|last=Cowie \|first=Peter \|title=World filmography, 1968 \|publisher=Tantivy Press \|year=1977 \|isbn=0-498-01569-6 \|~~page~~=266}}</ref>		\| runtime = 174 minutes<ref name="WorldFilmography">{{Cite book \|last=Cowie \|first=Peter \|title=World filmography, 1968 \|publisher=Tantivy Press \|year=1977 \|isbn=0-498-01569-6 \|pages=266}}</ref>
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	}}		}}
	'''''Bhale Kodallu''''' ({{translation\|Well done, daughter-in-law!}})<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Narwekar \|first=Sanjit \|title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films \|publisher=Flicks Books \|year=1994 \|~~page~~=24 \|author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> is a 1968 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''[[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)\|Bama Vijayam]]'', despite being released more than a year after that. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Kanchana (actress)\|Kanchana]], [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]], [[Nagabhushanam (actor)\|Nagabhushanam]], [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)\|Ramakrishna]], [[Chalam (actor)\|Chalam]], [[Rajasree]] and Saraswathi.		'''''Bhale Kodallu''''' ({{translation\|Well done, daughter-in-law!}})<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Narwekar \|first=Sanjit \|title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films \|publisher=Flicks Books \|year=1994 \|pages=24 \|author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> is a 1968 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] as ''[[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)\|Bama Vijayam]]'', despite being released more than a year after that. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Kanchana (actress)\|Kanchana]], [[Jayanthi (actress)\|Jayanthi]], [[Nagabhushanam (actor)\|Nagabhushanam]], [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)\|Ramakrishna]], [[Chalam (actor)\|Chalam]], [[Rajasree]] and Saraswathi.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	* {{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|orig-~~year~~=1994}}		* {{Cite book \|last1=Rajadhyaksha \|first1=Ashish \|url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema \|last2=Willemen \|first2=Paul \|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] \|year=1998 \|isbn=0-19-563579-5 \|orig-date=1994}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
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	~~[[Category:Indian films]]~~
	[[Category:Indian comedy films]]		[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
	[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]		[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Bhale Kodallu
| image = Bhale Kodallu.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer = [[S. S. Vasan]]
| writer = K. Balachander
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] [[Sowcar Janaki]] [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]] [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] [[Rajasree]] Saraswathi
| narrator =
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1968|4|26}}
| runtime = 174 minutes<ref name="WorldFilmography">{{Cite book |last=Cowie |first=Peter |title=World filmography, 1968 |publisher=Tantivy Press |year=1977 |isbn=0-498-01569-6 |page=266}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Bhale Kodallu''''' ({{translation|Well done, daughter-in-law!}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films |publisher=Flicks Books |year=1994 |page=24 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> is a 1968 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. It was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)|Bama Vijayam]]'', despite being released more than a year after that. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]], [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]], [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]], [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]], [[Rajasree]] and Saraswathi.

== Plot ==
A [[movie star]] moves into the neighbourhood where a joint family of three husbands and their wives live. Her presence sends the wives into a spending spree as they buy radios and fancy goods to keep up with their glamorous neighbour, while accusing their husbands of being too close to the star.

== Cast ==
Credits adapted from ''Chitra Seema'':<ref name="chitraseema" />
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Narasimham
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Parvathi
* [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as Seetha
* [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] as Rukmini
* [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Shankaram
* [[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]] as Ramam
* [[Chalam (actor)|Chalam]] as Krishna
* [[Rajasree]] as the [[movie star]]
* Saraswathi as Sacchu

== Production ==
In 1965, when [[K. Balachander]] was "just getting his bearings in the film industry", his household was excited because [[Sowcar Janaki]], a [[Movie star|star]], was due to visit their house. This incident laid the foundation for ''Bhale Kodallu'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balachander |first=Prasanna |date=21 December 2017 |title=K Balachander: the man, the movies |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/k-balachander-the-man-the-movies/article22264125.ece |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref> which was written and directed by Balachander,<ref name="WorldFilmography" /> and produced by [[S. S. Vasan]] under [[Gemini Studios]].<ref name="indiancine.ma" /> It was simultaneously filmed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Bama Vijayam (1967 film)|Bama Vijayam]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bali |first=Karan |date=9 July 2015 |title=K Balachander |url=http://upperstall.com/profile/k-balachander/ |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=Upperstall.com}}</ref> with a slightly different cast.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=391}} The final length of the film was {{Convert|4767|metres|feet}}.<ref name="WorldFilmography" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]].<ref name="chitraseema">{{Cite web |date=18 September 2011 |title=Bhale Kodallu |url=http://chitraseema.blogspot.in/2011/09/bhale-kodallu.html |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=Chitra Seema}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhale Kodallu (1968) |url=http://mio.to/album/Bhale+Kodallu+%281968%29 |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
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== Release ==
''Bhale Kodallu'' was released on 26 April 1968,<ref name="indiancine.ma" /> over a year after ''Bama Vijayam'' (24 February 1967).<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180115064645/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails31.asp |archive-date=2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Bhale Kodallu (1968) |url=https://indiancine.ma/MJD/info |access-date=24 February 2018 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |orig-year=1994}}

== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|35689}}

{{K. Balachander}}
{{Gemini Studios}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:1968 comedy films]]
[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]