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{{Infobox film
| name = Daiva Balam
| image = Daiva Balam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Parasuram {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Ponnaluri Brothers Unit
| screenplay = Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy
| producer = Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy
| director = Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br/>Jayasri
| music = Ashwatthama
| cinematography = B. J. Reddy
| editing = Rajan
| studio = Ponnaluri Brothers Pvt Ltd<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMSkXGPX1xY |title=Daiva Balam (Overview) |work=Youtube}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1959|9|17}}
| runtime = 126 mins
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Daiva Balam''''' ({{translation}} ''God's Grace'') is a 1959 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[swashbuckler film]], produced and directed by Ponnaluru Vasanthakumar Reddy under the Ponnaluri Brothers Pvt. Ltd. banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/daiva-balam-1959-telugu-movie |title=Daiva Balam (Banner) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref> It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], Jayasri and music composed by [[Ashwatthama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/deivya-balam-movie/15843 |title=Daiva Balam (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film is the debut of veteran actor [[Shobhan Babu]] in the film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/Actor-Sobhan-Babu-passes-away/article15188638.ece |title=Daiva Balam (Shobhan Babu's Debut) |work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film is known to be one of the earliest Telugu film containing sequences in [[Eastmancolor]].

==Plot==
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom Malava. Its King Ugrasena (Gummadi) loves his daughter Rupa a lot. According to astrologer's prediction, Rupa marries an ordinary citizen. Here Ugrasena becomes furious and wants to change the fate, so, he finds whereabouts of the boy Chandrasena through astrologers and orders to eliminate him. But the boy escapes and grows up at an ashram along with his mother Annapurna (Malathi). Years roll by, once in hunting, Rupa (Jayasri) gets acquaintance with Chandrasena (N. T. Rama Rao) and both of them fall in love. Meanwhile, Ugrasena announces a sports competition in the capital in which Chandrasena prevails and the king honors him. That night, Chandrasena secretly enters the fort, meets Rupa and captured by soldiers. At that moment, Annapurna pleads the king to leave her son, but in vain Ugrasena recognizes him as the same and commands to throw him into the cellar of demons. But Chandrasena kills the demon, reaches Rupa and while escaping they drop into a death house. Hence, the king announces whoever brings his daughter will be largess with a huge amount for which two guys, Takku (Relangi) and Tikku (Ramana Reddy) moves. In the death house, Rupa is caught by an enchanter (Shobhan Babu) and takes her to their Queen Gandharva Rani (Mohana) and entrusts a challenge of getting a musical tree to Chandrasena from ''Chambala Island'', ruled by wizard Kanakaksha (Mukkamala) in exchange of Rupa. After setting off on an adventurous journey, Chandrasena reaches the island where Kanakaksha's daughter Champa (Girija) falls for him, trapping her, he succeeds in achieving the musical tree and relieves Rupa. But unfortunately, Kanakaksha takes Chandrasena back by transforming into a garland. Helpless, Rupa seized by Takku-Tikku. Parallelly, on the island, Kanakaksha demands Chandrasena to marry his daughter, but he refuses, so, he keeps him in the prison and tortures. Fortunately, Rupa escapes from Takku-Tikku and gets back to the death house, reaches ''Chamba Island'' with the help of the musical tree and lets Chandrasena free. Chandrasena eliminates Kanakaksha, blasts the island and both of them return Malava kingdom when Ugrasena also realizes no one can change the fortune. Finally, the movie ends with a happy note with the marriage of Chandrasena & Rupa.

==Cast==
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Chandrasenudu
*Jayasri as Roopa
*[[Shobhan Babu]] as Enchanter
*[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao|Gummadi]] as Ugrasena
*[[Relangi Venkataramaiah|Relangi]] as Takku
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Tikku
*[[Mukkamala]] as Kanakasha
*[[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah|Vangara]] as astrologer Jaganatha Pandit
*[[Kasturi Siva Rao]] as Madhava
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Champa
*Malathi as Annapurna
*Mohana as Gandharva Rani
*Balakumari

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Daiva Balam
| type = film
| artist = [[Ashwatthama]]
| cover =
| released = 1959
| recorded =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length =
| label =
| producer = [[Ashwatthama]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music composed by [[Ashwatthama]]. Music released on Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Om Namo Bagavate"
|Parasuram
|[[P. B. Srinivas]]
|2:45
|-
|2
|"Nanda Kishora"
|Parasuram
|
|
|-
|3
|"Ae Talli Biddalanu"
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr.]]
|Vaidehi
|3:18
|-
|4
|"Anandamvarinche"
|Anishetty
|
|
|-
|5
|"Andaala O Chandamama"
|Anishetty
|P. B. Srinivas, [[S. Janaki]]
|3:26
|-
|6
|"Ninu Variyinchi"
|Anishetty
|P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki
|2:43
|-
|7
|"Chiru Chiru Navvula"
|Anishetty
|
|
|-
|8
|"Kodite Kottale Kottali"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|2:07
|-
|9
|"Jeevitame Ento Hayi"
|Anishetty
|Vaidehi
|2:38
|-
|10
|"Dum Dum Dummak"
|Kosaraju
|[[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
|2:32
|-
|11
|"Raavamma Kaali"
|Parasuram
|
|
|}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:1950s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

Daiva Balam - Revision history

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