Bala

Bala

Known for
Acting
Born
December 19, 1982 (age 43)
Birthplace
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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

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Filmography

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Bilal poster

Bilal

Movie · as Murugan John Kurishingal

2026
Pennu Case poster

Pennu Case

Movie · as Tamil Husband

2025
The Case Diary poster

The Case Diary

Movie · as Ranganathan

2024
Bad Boyz poster

Bad Boyz

Movie · as Producer Kalai Singam Dorai Raj

2022
Shefeekkinte Santhosham poster

Shefeekkinte Santhosham

Movie · as Ameer

2021
Annaatthe poster

Annaatthe

Movie · as Arjun

2019
Lucifer poster

Lucifer

Movie · as Bhadran

2019
1948 Kaalam Paranjathu poster

1948 Kaalam Paranjathu

Movie

2019
Madura Raja poster

Madura Raja

Movie

2019
Fancy Dress poster

Fancy Dress

Movie · as Gabriel

2019
Thambi poster

Thambi

Movie · as Manimaaran MLA

2018
Wonder Boys poster

Wonder Boys

Movie

2018
Aanakallan poster

Aanakallan

Movie · as Surya Narayanan

2017
Nilavariyathe poster

Nilavariyathe

Movie

2017
Lal Salam poster

Lal Salam

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Pulimurugan poster

Pulimurugan

Movie · as Shiva

2016
Iru Mugan poster

Iru Mugan

Movie

2015
Ennu Ninte Moideen poster

Ennu Ninte Moideen

Movie · as Kottatil Sethu Madhavan

2014
Veeram poster

Veeram

Movie · as Murugan

2014
Endrendrum poster

Endrendrum

Movie

2013
Musafir

Musafir

Movie · as Sakthi

2013
Cowboy

Cowboy

Movie · as Xavier

2012
Sthalam poster

Sthalam

Movie

2012
The Hitlist poster

The Hitlist

Movie

2012
Hero poster

Hero

Movie · as Uday

2012
Violet

Violet

Movie

2011
Priyappetta Nattukare poster

Priyappetta Nattukare

Movie

2011
Kayam poster

Kayam

Movie · as Sasikuttan

2010
Patham Adhyayam poster

Patham Adhyayam

Movie

2010
Black Stallion poster

Black Stallion

Movie · as Ameer Usman

2010
Sahasram poster

Sahasram

Movie · as Vyshakan

2010
Ring Tone poster

Ring Tone

Movie · as Krishna

2010
Alexander The Great poster

Alexander The Great

Movie · as Manoj Varma

2010
Drona 2010 poster

Drona 2010

Movie · as Anandapadmanabhan

2010
Chaverpada poster

Chaverpada

Movie · as Visal Sabhapathy

2009
Venalmaram poster

Venalmaram

Movie

2009
Puthiya Mugham poster

Puthiya Mugham

Movie · as Sudhi

2009
Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded poster

Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded

Movie · as SP Hamid

2009
Manjal Veiyil poster

Manjal Veiyil

Movie · as Ravi

2008
Chempada poster

Chempada

Movie · as Manu / Harikrishnan

2008
SMS poster

SMS

Movie · as Kichan

2008
Sound of Boot

Sound of Boot

Movie · as Rahul Krishna

2008
Bullet

Bullet

Movie

2008
Aayudham poster

Aayudham

Movie · as Anwar Abdullah

2007
Big B poster

Big B

Movie · as Murugan John Kurishingal

2007
Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan? poster

Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan?

Movie · as Commissioner Rajan Joseph IPS

2006
Kalabham poster

Kalabham

Movie · as Arjun

2003
Kadhal Kisu Kisu

Kadhal Kisu Kisu

Movie · as Sriram