''Baala Bandhana'' ( ) is a 1971 Indian

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, directed by

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. The film stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. The film was a remake of 1953

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film ''Jog Biyog'' which was based on the novel of

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. ''Jog Biyog'' was earlier remade in Tamil as ''

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'', in Telugu as ''

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'' and in Hindi as ''

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''. Though the Kannada version was hit, it could not meet the success of the Tamil and Telugu remake versions of the same Bengali movie.

Plot

Orphaned as an infant, Ranga (played by Rajkumar) is brought up by his distant relative Chandrashekhar Rao Bahadur ( Sampath) and his compassionate wife Parvathi (M Jayashree). Chandrashekhar Rao heads a large family of three sons Ramnatha (Vajramuni), Somanatha (Bengaluru Nagesh) and Vishwantha (

Dwarakish Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (19 August 1942 – 16 April 2024), known by his stage name Dwarakish ( ), was an Indian actor, comedian and filmmaker who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema in addition to few Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cine ...

), two daughters, the widowed Rajamma (Lakshmi Devi), their young children and Rajamma’ son. Parvathi promises her childhood friend Mayakka that she will take her daughter Lakshmi ( Jayanthi) as her third daughter-in-law but ends up giving her in marriage to Ranga when her third son (he is in love with Lepakshi (B Jaya) refuses to marry her. Life takes a cruel turn for Chandrashekhar Rao when he loses all his wealth in share market. His daughter's marriage is called off, his sons attitude change and he is forced to send Ranga and Lakshmi out. He dies heartbroken. Ranga with the help of Kotaiah (

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) finds a job in a factory owned by Rachappa (Mahadevappa) whose son is to have married Geetha. How Ranga sets right the turmoil in the family and reunites them forms rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by G. K. Venkatesh and lyrics for the soundtrack written by Ku.Ra.Sitaramashashtry and

Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Naarasimha (16 January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema. Career Naarasimha's first Kannada film song was "Yee Dehadinda Dooranaade" (Oh soul, why did you depart this body) for the 1956 film ...

. All the songs were received very well. The duet "Chinnadanta Naadige" became hugely popular upon release.

Track list

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes 1970s Indian films 1970s Kannada-language films 1971 drama films 1971 films Films based on Bengali novels Kannada remakes of Bengali films Films based on works by Ashapurna Devi Films directed by Peketi Sivaram Films scored by G. K. Venkatesh Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films