Bala (actor)

Bala Kumar is an Indian film actor and director, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his debut in the Tamil film Anbu (2003), before finding success as an actor in Malayalam films.

Bala
Born
Bala Kumar

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 2010; div. 2019)
Children1
RelativesSiva (brother)

Early life

Bala was born into a family closely associated with the film industry, with his grandfather being the owner of the Arunachala Studios. His father, Jeyakumar, directed over 350 films and documentaries, while his brother Siva has worked as a director and cinematographer in films.[1]

Career

He made his debut in the Tamil film Anbu (2003). Since then he acted and found success in a number of Malayalam films. He received appreciation for his role in the 2009 film Puthiya Mukham. He made a comeback to Tamil cinema in 2014 with the Ajith Kumar-starrer Veeram.[2] The film, directed by his brother Siva, the film was a critical and commercial success.[3]

Bala made his directorial debut with the 2012 Malayalam action film The Hit List, in which he played the leading role. In 2015 and 2016, he performed notable roles in the period romantic drama Ennu Ninte Moideen and the action film Pulimurugan, and Lucifer in 2019, all three were the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.

Personal life

On 27 August 2010, he married Idea Star Singer-fame Malayali singer Amrutha Suresh.[4] They have a daughter, Avantika, born on September 2012.[5] The couple divorced in 2019 after living separately for three years.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
2003AnbuAnbuTamil
2003Kadhal Kisu KisuSriramTamil
2004Amma Appa ChellamChellamTamil
2006KalingaKalingaTamil
2006KalabhamShajahan aka ArjunMalayalam
2007Hareendran Oru NishkalankanCommn. Rajan MathewMalayalam
2007Big BMurugan John KurishingalMalayalam
2008AayudhamAnwarMalayalam
2008BulletMalayalam
2008SMSKichanMalayalam
2008Sound of BootRahul KrishnaMalayalam
2008ChempadaManuMalayalam
2009Manjal VeyilRaviTamil
2009VenalmaramVinayakanMalayalam
2009Puthiya MukhamSudhiMalayalam
2009Sagar Alias Jacky ReloadedSpecial AppearanceMalayalam
2010Black StallionAmeer UsmanMalayalam
2010Alexander The GreatManuMalayalam
2010RingtoneKrishnaMalayalam
2010AvanP. V. KrishnanMalayalam
2010Patham AdhyayamAchuMalayalam
2010Chapter 6Telugu
2010SahasramVaishakhanMalayalam
2010ChaverpadaVisal SabhapathyMalayalam
2011KayamSasikuttanMalayalam
2011Priyappetta NattukareSatheesh KumarMalayalam
2011SivapuramShivanMalayalam
2011SthalamMalayalam
2011MakaramanjuRajaraja VarmaMalayalam
2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.KhalidMalayalam
2012HeroUdayMalayalam
2012MusafirSakthidharanMalayalam
2012The Hit ListVikram RathoreMalayalamDirectorial debut
2013CowboyXavierMalayalam
2014VeeramMuruganTamil
2015Ennu Ninte MoideenSethuMalayalam
2016PulimuruganShivaMalayalam
2017NilavariyathePokkanMalayalam
2018Wonder BoysMalayalam
2018AanakkallanSuryanarayananMalayalam
2019LuciferBhadranMalayalamCameo appearance
20191948 Kaalam ParanjathuMalayalam
2019An International Local StoryMalayalam
2019Fancy DressGabrielMalayalam
2019ThambiManimaaran MLATamil

Television
Year Title Role Channel Language Notes
2007Idea Star SingerCelebrity GuestAsianetMalayalam
2011Vivel Big BreakJudgeSurya TVMalayalam
2015Uggram UjjwalamJudgeMazhavil Manorama
2019Thakarppan ComedyJudgeMazhavil Manorama
2020Snehathode Veetil NinnuHimselfMazhavil ManoramaQuarantine special show
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References
  1. "- Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com.
  2. Subramanian, Anupama (19 January 2014). "Bala's second innings in Tamil, thanks to Ajith". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. "Actor Bala on working in Veeram and with Thala Ajith". behindwoods.com.
  4. Cochin Talkies (16 June 2015). "Bala - Amritha Suresh Divorce case, Shocking reveal". Cochintalkies.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "ഞാനൊരു പാവം പയ്യന്‍". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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