Bala Kumar is an Indian actor and director, who works in

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and

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. 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 ''Puthiya Mukham'' () is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Diphan and written by M. Sindhuraj. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Bala, Priyamani and Meera Nandan. It was shot at locations in Kochi, Thrissur, ...

'' (2009), ''

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'' (2012), '' Veeram'' (2014), ''

Ennu Ninte Moideen ''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' (English: ''Yours Truly, Moideen'') is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took pla ...

'' (2015), ''

Pulimurugan ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half ...

'' (2016), '' Aanakkallan'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), and '' Thambi'' (2019).

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

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, while his brother

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has worked as a director and

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in south Indian films.

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 ''

''. He made a comeback to Tamil cinema in 2014 with the Ajith Kumar-starrer '' Veeram''. The film, directed by his brother

, the film was a critical and commercial success. 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 ''

'' and the action film ''

'', and ''

'' in 2019, all three were the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.

Personal life

On 27 August 2010, he married ''

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''-fame

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singer Amrutha Suresh. They have a daughter, Avantika, born in September 2012. The couple divorced in 2019 after living separately for three years. On 5 September 2021, he married Elizabeth Udayan, who is reportedly a doctor by profession. He is under treatment.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Bala on Msidb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bala Tamil male actors Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Male actors in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people)