''Bandhu Balaga'' is a 2008 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Naganna B. Naganna is an Indian film director and writer working in Kannada cinema. He is the son of acclaimed producer and distributor R. Lakshman. After working as an associate director in the K. S. L. Swamy directorial '' Jimmy Gallu'' in 1982, Nag ...

and written by Janardhan Maharshi. The film stars

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

and

Poonam Kaur Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She is also a politician, based out of Telangana and a member of the Congress Party. Career Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did he ...

Hema Chaudhary Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1 ...

along with Tejaswini Prakash,

Shashi Kumar Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films. Acting career Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 h ...

and

Harish Raj Harish Raj is an Indian actor and director based in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the television serial ''Hosa Chiguru Hale Beru'' in 1996 and his debut in feature films was with ''Doni Saagali'' in 1998. After featuring in a stri ...

in other pivotal roles.

Parul Yadav Parul Yadav is an Indian actress and producer who works primarily in Kannada films along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Dreams'', starring Dhanush and Diya. Early life and career She made ...

, who played the role of sister in law of the hero, made her Kannada debut through this movie. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed and written by

Hamsalekha Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, di ...

Plot

The story surrounds the main character, Subramanya, an illegitimate son of a rich man. He lives with his sister in his village and spends most of his time doing good deeds for people who need help. However, he ends up in trouble when his father steps in to make matters confusing.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

as Subramanya *

Hema Choudhary Durga Prabha, known by her stage name, Hema Chaudhary (born 1955) is an Indian actress who has predominantly acted in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Starting her career as a lead actress in the Telugu film ''Pelli Kani Pelli'' in 1 ...

Shashikumar Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films. Acting career Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 h ...

Srinivasa Murthy Jadalathimmanahalli Krishnappa Srinivasa Murthy (born 15 May 1949), known popularly as Srinivasa Murthy, is an Indian actor and television director. He is mostly known for his work as a director having made many television series in Kannada, be ...

Doddanna Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a character actor. Early lif ...

Jyothirmayi Jyothirmayi is an Indian actress, television presenter, and former model, who works in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring numerous Television show. Career Jy ...

* Tejaswini Prakash as Annapoorna *

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M. N. Lakshmi Devi M. N. Lakshmi Devi is a veteran film artist in Kannada films. She is from Chintamani and has had a career of 7 decades. She has acted in more than 700 films. Devi is known for the movies " Bhakta Kanakadasa"(1960), "Bangaarada Manushya"(1972), ...

Honnavalli Krishna Honnavalli Krishna is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Honnavalli Krishna as an actor include '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986), ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), ''Janumada Jo ...

Mandeep Roy Mandeep Rai is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Mandeep Rai as an actor include '' ...Re'' (2016), '' Aaptha Rakshaka'' (2010), ''Amrithadhare'' (2005), '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001). Career Mande ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

to his own lyrics.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "All in all, Bandhu Balaga is an enjoyable fare for the entire family".

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