Balaraju
1948, Telugu. Directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Telugu
- Rated
- U
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Balaraju is streaming on Hungama Play and Eros Now Select in India.
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- Released
- 26 February 1948
- Original title
- బాలరాజు
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Samudrala Raghavacharya
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Balaraju runs 163 minutes (2h 43m).
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Balaraju is rated U in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Balaraju is streaming on Hungama Play and Eros Now Select in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Balaraju?
Balaraju (1948) was directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya and stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi.