Bhagyada Balegara (film)

Bhagyada Balegara
Bhagyada Balegara
Directed by	Om Sai Prakash
Written by	Ajay Kumar
Produced by	Ramesh Kashyap
Starring	Shiva Rajkumar; Navya Nair
Cinematography	M. R. Seenu
Edited by	P. R. Soundar Raj
Music by	Ilayaraja
Production; company	Simhadri Productions
Release date	11 September 2009;
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Bhagyada Balegara is a 2009 Kannada drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Ajay Kumar. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Navya Nair whilst Adi Lokesh, Anu Prabhakar and Sudharani play the supporting roles.^[1]

The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Ilayaraja. The soundtrack included two of the most popular folk songs in Kannada.

Cast

Shiva Rajkumar as Chennaiah
Navya Nair as Cheluvi
Adi Lokesh
Sathyajith as Siddanna
Doddanna
Sadhu Kokila
Shobha Raghavendra as Sakavva
Padma Vasanthi as Savitri
Sudha Belawadi
Padmini Prakash
Ashalatha
M. N. Lakshmi Devi
Suresh Chandra as Shivarame Gowda
Suresh Mangalore as Govinda
Ramesh Kashyap as Ramesh
Anu Prabhakar
Sudharani in a special appearance in song "Ghallu Ghallenutha"
Ashwath Narayan
Raghuram
Ramesh Bhat in a special appearance in song "Budu Budu Kayya"

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilayaraja including the title song inspired from the popular folk song.^[2] The audio was received with positive reviews.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Nannane Noduvanu"	Kaviraj	Ilayaraja, Shreya Ghoshal
2.	"Jhallu Jhallu"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Kunal Ganjawala
3.	"Madhu Magalu"	Kaviraj	Udit Narayan, K. S. Chithra
4.	"Balegara Balegara"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghoshal
5.	"Chendulli Chendulli"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Ilayaraja, Shreya Ghoshal
6.	"Ghallu Ghallenutha"	Traditional folk	Karthik, Manjari
7.	"Budu Budu Kavya"	V. Nagendra Prasad	L. N. Shastry
8.	"Bhagyada Balegara"	Traditional folk	Reeta, Tippu

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "Technically the film is average and that includes the camera work by M R Seenu. Bhagyadha Balegaara can be watched only for the splendid performances of Shivaraj Kumar and Navya Nair, and Ilayaraja's well picturised three songs".^[3] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "Saiprakash chose not to make use of these things, thereby rendering the film a little weak. Coming back to the film, Seenu’s camera seems to have caught the flu bug, leaving an unsatisfactory finish or perhaps it is a manifestation of lack of funds".^[4] A critic from The Times of India wrote "Apart from a lively performance from Shivrajkumar, Navya Nair excels. Shobha Raghavendra is brilliant. M R Seenus camerawork is okay. Ilayarajas good music score and Malavalli Saikrishnas catchy dialogues are the other highlights".^[5]^[6]