William Wyler of the most important directors in her career. "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival. And in 1959, Wyler directed "Ben-Hur", which won 11 Oscars, a feat unequaled until "Titanic" in 1997. He had also assisted in the production of the . Wyler and its star, Charlton Heston, both knew what the film meant for MGM, which had massive investments in its final outcome, with the film's budget having gone from $7 million to $15 million, and the fact that MGM was already in dire financial straits. They were aware that if
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