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Balu Kiriyath | |
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| Born | 29 November 1954 |
| Occupation(s) | director, lyricist, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981 – 1998 |
| Spouse | Lakshmi Kiriyath |
| Children | Paarvati Kiriyath Bharath , Bharath Kiriyath |
| Relatives | Bichu Thirumala(cousin), Rajan Kiriyath ( brother) |
Balu Kiriyath is an Indian Malayalam film lyricist, screenwriter and director.
He was born on 29 November 1954 in aluva as son of RS Pillai and CP Malathy Amma. He was the first district President of ksc(trivandrum) and general secretary of Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (Macta) during 2012. He was also the director of Kerala state Film development corporation for 10 years and served as member secretary of Vilopilly samskrithi Bhavan and director mpcc; department of culture government of kerala for 4 years.
He is married to Lakshmi and the couple have two Children
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