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.
[1] 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.
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.
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.