Film

Balaraju

1948 · 2h 43m · Family · Drama

The story begins in heaven a Devakanya Mohini and a Yaksha are in love. Indra, the ruler of Suvarloka, has an interest in Mohini. His emissary Kubera, unable to separate the lovers, curses Yaksha to be born as a human. Mohini refuses to bow to the wish of Indra, who then curses her to be born as a human and pine for her lover. The Yaksha, now Balaraju, is brought up by a shepherd. Mohini is found in a field by Kamma Naidu, who names her Sita and brings her up. As she grows up, pressure mounts on him to perform her marriage. Fearing that the wealth he had acquired after her arrival may disappear if she leaves him, he refuses to get her married and keeps her in a solitary tower in a forest.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Balaraju

Anjali Devi

Mohini

S. Varalakshmi

Seeta

• Ghantasala BalaramayyaDirector · Producer
• Samudrala RaghavacharyaScreenplay

Release date

February 26, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

Telugu

Runtime

2h 43m

Rated

U

Genres

Family, Drama