''Bhale Kodallu'' () is a 1968

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comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by K. Balachander. It was simultaneously filmed in

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as '' Bama Vijayam'', despite being released more than a year after that. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of

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, Kanchana, Jayanthi, Nagabhushanam, Ramakrishna, Chalam, Rajasree and Saraswathi.

Plot

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moves into the neighbourhood where a joint family of three husbands and their wives live. Her presence sends the wives into a spending spree as they buy radios and fancy goods to keep up with their glamorous neighbour, while accusing their husbands of being too close to the star.

Cast

Credits adapted from ''Chitra Seema'': *

as Narasimham *

as Parvathi * Kanchana as Seetha * Jayanthi as Rukmini * Nagabhushanam as Shankaram * Ramakrishna as Ramam * Chalam as Krishna * Rajasree as the

* Saraswathi as Sacchu

Production

In 1965, when K. Balachander was "just getting his bearings in the film industry", his household was excited because

, a star, was due to visit their house. This incident laid the foundation for ''Bhale Kodallu'', which was written and directed by Balachander, and produced by

S. S. Vasan Subramaniam Srinivasan (4 January 1904 – 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and business tycoon. He is the founder of the Tamil-language maga ...

under

Gemini Studios Gemini Studios was an Indian film studio based in Madras, Tamil Nadu. It was launched when S. S. Vasan, a businessman of many ventures (including the ownership of Ananda Vikatan) bought Motion Picture Producers' Combines from Krishnaswamy Sub ...

. It was simultaneously filmed in

as '' Bama Vijayam'', with a slightly different cast. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy.

Release

''Bhale Kodallu'' was released on 26 April 1968, over a year after ''Bama Vijayam'' (24 February 1967).

References

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External links

* {{Gemini Studios 1960s Telugu-language films 1968 comedy films 1968 films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian comedy films