''Deiva Balam'' () is a 1959 Indian

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-language film directed by P. Vasanthakumar Reddy. The film stars

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and

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. It was simultaneously shot in Telugu as '' Daiva Balam''. This film is partly coloured by

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. It was released on 11 July 1959.

Plot

Cast

The following list is compiled from the database of

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and from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part-1''. ;Male cast *

* K. Sarangapani *

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*V. R. Rajagopal * Gummadi ;Female cast *

* Girija *K. Malathi *

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Production

The film was produced by Ponnaloori Brothers under their own banner and was directed by P. Vasanthakumar Reddy. Uthayakumar wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was done by B. J. Reddy and W. R. Subba Rao while Rajan did the editing. D. Venugopalasamy handled the choreography. The film was made in

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with the title '' Daiva Balam'' with

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and

starring. This film was partly coloured by

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Aswathama.

Release

''Deiva Balam'' was released on 11 July 1959, delayed from June.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1959 films Films partially in color Tamil-language Indian films