Slum Bala

Slum Bala
Slum Bala
Soundtrack album by Arjun Janya
Released	2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	12:16
Language	Kannada
Official audio
	Slum Bala - Full Album on YouTube

Slum Bala (ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ)
Slum Bala (ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ)
Directed by	Sumana Kittur
Produced by	Syed Amaan Bacchan; M S Ravindra
Starring	Duniya Vijay; Shubha Poonja;
Cinematography	A C Mahendar
Edited by	Deepu S Kumar
Music by	Arjun Janya
Release date	7 November 2008;
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Slum Bala (Kannada: ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Sumana Kittur, starring Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja and Shashi Kumar in lead roles.

Cast

Duniya Vijay as Balakrishna alias Slum Bala
Shubha Poonja as Mallige
Shashi Kumar as Police Inspector Shantaram
Umashree
Girija Lokesh
B. Suresha as Prasad Nayak
Achyuth Kumar as Shanker
Dharma as Bhadravathi Manja
Sathya as Razak
Prakash
Dr Banjagere Jayaprakash

Production

Sumana Kittur narrated the story of Slum Bala to Duniya Vijay, who agreed to star in the film only if Kittur directed it.^[1]

Music

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ale Aleyo"	Nanditha, Rajesh Krishnan	5:03
2.	"Manasu Rangagide"	Nanditha, Karthik	4:33
3.	"Ale Aleyo (Sad)"	Nanditha, Rajesh Krishnan	2:40

Reception

Critical response

R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Music director Arjun has done remarkable job both as a composer and back ground scorer. Slum Bala is a must-see film for all those who love good and realistic cinema".^[2] Bangalore Mirror wrote "A disappointment for Vijay’s fans is the absence of daring stunts he is known for. The film is a den of thieves. Apart from the mother and the love interest of Bala (played by Shuba Poonja), every other character is either corrupt or has a negative shade. This could have helped if the film was a thriller. But it seems the director was more intent documenting the life of Slum Bala than provide a quicker narrative of a corrupt society".^[3] The New Indian Express wrote "Nayak's friend promises not only to cancel the police order against Bala but also to handover the cable business to the latter. Bala accomplishes the task but circumstances compel Shantaram to eliminate Bala. Slum Bala is a take on politics".^[4]

References

^ "When words turn to reel". The Hindu. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Don't miss this". Rediff.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "Slum Bala: Slow Bala". Bangalore Mirror. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ "Why overhype mediocore Slum bala?". The New Indian Express. 8 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

External links

Slum Bala at IMDb

[1] "When words turn to reel". The Hindu. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[2] "Don't miss this". Rediff.com. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[3] "Slum Bala: Slow Bala". Bangalore Mirror. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[4] "Why overhype mediocore Slum bala?". The New Indian Express. 8 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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