Bama Vijayam (1934 film) Plate Fame Sangeetha Vidwan". The film was produced by A. N. Maruthachalam Chettiar under his banner, Chellam Talkies. "Chellam" was also Chettiar's pet name. The film's ending showed all the characters singing the song Jana Gana Mana, which film historian Randor Guy mentions it as the first time the future national anthem of India was sung on screen. The rendition of the song instilled a feeling of patriotism amongst cinema goers. K. Thyagaraja Desigar composed the film's score. There were 59 songs in the film, out of which Balasubramaniam sang 10. Balasubramaniam's first song as the character was "Balakanakamaya", a
Jana Gana Mana Video video for the instrumental version of the video. The final instrumental was a 40-piece string section along with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Vikku Vinayakram and other instrumental maestros of Indian classical music. Most of the performances included two generations of maestros - fathers and sons. In Kanika’s words, "It was a huge musical unification... this anthem has so much of soul." It is also notable that during the filming of the anthem with the Ladakh Scouts, there were about 500 jawans who fought during the Kargil war. The producers hoisted a huge flag about 40 feet long for the video