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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-12-19 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Bala

Biography:

Bala is an Indian film actor who has appeared 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 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.

The actor made a comeback to Tamil films in 2014 after appearing as one of Ajith Kumar's four brothers in Veeram. In order to get the on screen chemistry sorted, Bala was closely associated with Ajith throughout the film's shoot and was full of praise for him after release. The film, directed by Bala's brother Siva, opened to critical and commercial success.

Bala made his directorial debut through the 2012 Malayalam action film, The Hit List, in which he also played the lead role.

Known For

Acting

2024

2022

2021

Annaatthe as Arjun

2019

Lucifer as Bhadran
Fancy Dress as Gabriel
Thambi as Manimaaran MLA

2018

Aanakallan as Surya Narayanan

2017

2016

2015

2014

Veeram as Murugan

2013

Musafir as Sakthi
Cowboy as Xavier

2012

2011

2010

Black Stallion as Ameer Usman
Alexander The Great as Manoj.P.Varma
Drona 2010 as Anandapadmanabhan
Chaverpada as Visal Sabhapathy

2009

Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded as The Superintendent of Police

2008

Chempada as Manu / Harikrishnan
SMS as Kichan
Sound of Boot as Rahul Krishna
Aayudham as Anwar

2007

Big B as Murugan John Kurishingal

2006

Kalabham as Arjun

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Bilal as Murugan John Kurishingal

Production

2012

The Hitlist as Producer

Directing

2012

The Hitlist as Director

Writing

2012

The Hitlist as Story