Ben-Hur (1959 film) the second highest-grossing film in history at the time after "Gone with the Wind". It won a record 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Wyler), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Griffith), and Best Cinematography – Color (Surtees). "Ben-Hur" also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for Stephen Boyd. Today, "Ben-Hur" is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it the 72nd best American film
Bala Nagamma (1959 film) T. V. Raju. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Jr. Music released by Audio Company. "Bala Nagamma" was remade from the 1942 film of the same name. Relangi Venkata Ramaiah and Lanka Satyam, who appeared in the 1942 film, returned in the remake. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Thotakura Venkata Raju, while the lyrics were written by Samudrala Ramanuja Charya. Bala Nagamma (1959 film) Bala Nagamma is a 1959 Telugu swashbuckling adventure fantasy film, produced by D. N. Raju, B. S. Raju and P. Venkatapathi Raju under the Sri Venkataramana Films banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. It