Bala (actor)

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Bala
Born
Balakumar

Nationality Indian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2002–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2010;div. 2019)
  • Dr. Elizabeth Udayan
    (m. 2021)
Children1
Relatives Siva (brother)

Bala is an Indian actor and director, who works in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. He made his debut in the Telugu film 2 Much (2002). He is well known for his supporting roles; in films such as Big B (2007), Sound of Boot (2008), Puthiya Mukham (2009), Hero (2012), Veeram (2014), Ennu Ninte Moideen (2015), Pulimurugan (2016), Aanakkallan (2018), Lucifer (2019), and Thambi (2019).

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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 south Indian films. [1]

Career

He made his debut in Telugu with 2 Much (2002) and in Tamil with 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 Hitlist , in which he played the leading role. In 2015 and 2016, he performed notable supporting 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 in September 2012. [5] The couple divorced in 2019 after living separately for three years.

On 5 September 2021, he married Elizabeth Udayan, who is a doctor by profession. In an interview in 2023, Bala revealed he was living separately from Elizabeth. [6]

Filmography

Malayalam films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005ArabikadhakalAlavudeen Abdulla Hussan
2006KalabhamShajahan aka Arjun
2007 Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Commn. Rajan Mathew
Fu’un Super ComboSho Hayate
Big B Murugan John Kurishingal
2008 Aayudham Anwar
Bullet
SMS Kichan
Sound of Boot Rahul Krishna
Drona 2010 Anandapadmanabhan
Chempada Manu
2009VenalmaramVinayakan
Puthiya Mukham Sudhi
Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Special Appearance
2010 Black Stallion Ameer Usman
Alexander The Great Manu
Ringtone Krishna
Avan P. V. Krishnan
Patham AdhyayamAchu
Sahasram Vaishakhan
Chaverpada Visal Sabhapathy
2011 Kayam Sasikuttan
Priyappetta Nattukare Satheesh Kumar
SivapuramShivan
Sthalam
Makaramanju Rajaraja Varma
2012 Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. Khalid
Hero Uday
Musafir Sakthidharan
The Hitlist Vikram RathoreDirectorial debut
2013 Cowboy Xavier
2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen Sethu
2016 Pulimurugan Shiva
2017 Nilavariyathe Pokkan
2018Wonder Boys
Aanakkallan Suryanarayanan
2019 Lucifer BhadranCameo appearance
1948 Kaalam Paranjathu
An International Local Story
Fancy Dress Gabriel
2021My Dear MachansRanganathan
2022 Shefeekkinte Santhosham Ameer

Tamil films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Anbu Anbu
2003 Kadhal Kisu Kisu Sriram
2004 Amma Appa Chellam Chellam
2006 Kalinga Kalinga
2009 Manjal Veyil Ravi
2014 Veeram Murugan
2019 Thambi MLA Manimaaran
2021 Annaatthe Arjun

Telugu films

YearTitleRoleNotes
20022 MuchBullebbaiCredited as Bala Kumar [7]
2010Chapter 6

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelLanguageNotes
2007 Idea Star Singer Celebrity Judge Asianet Malayalam
2011Vivel Big BreakJudge Surya TV
2015Uggram UjjwalamJudge Mazhavil Manorama
2019Thakarppan ComedyJudge Mazhavil Manorama
2020Snehathode Veetil NinnuHimself Mazhavil Manorama Quarantine special show
2021Star MagicMentorFlowers TV
2022-2023comedy mastersJudge Amrita TV
2023Funs upon a time season 3Judge Amrita TV

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