T. S. Balaiah










































T. S. Balaiah
TS Baliah.jpg
Native name
டி. எஸ். பாலையா
Born
(1914-08-23)23 August 1914

Sundankottai, Thoothukudi District, British Raj

Died 22 July 1972(1972-07-22) (aged 57)
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film actor
Years active 1936 - 1972
Children

  • Junior Balaiah

  • Manochithra


Thirunelveli Subramaniyan. Balaiah (Tamil: திருநெல்வேலி சுப்ரமணியன். பாலையா; 23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in the Tamil films. He was introduced to the cine field by director Ellis R. Dungan in Sathi Leelavathi (1936), along with M. G. Ramachandran, N. S. Krishnan and M.K. Radha. He was one of the very few actors who excelled as a villain, as well as in character roles and comic roles.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Early life & death


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Partial filmography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life & death


T. S. Balaiah was born on 23 August 1914. He was born in Sundankottai, now in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu in Isai Vellalar community.[2]


He lived a comfortable life in T. Nagar but died at the age of 57 leaving huge fortune behind.[2]



Career


Being Part of various drama troupe, his career into films started from 'Madurai Original Boys' drama company which had several talented youngsters who created history in Tamil cinema, including M.K. Radha,M. G. Ramachandran,N. S. Krishnan. Balaiah began his film career through the Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi in 1936. Balaiah played first lead role in Mohini paired opposite Madhuri Devi, where he played elder brother to V. N. Janaki and supporting role by M.G.R . He gained lot of weight at the age of 40 in 1954, hence started getting more character roles. Among his villain roles, Ambikapathy, Madurai Veeran, Thaikkupin Tharam, Hello Mister Zamindar and Thiruvilaiyadal were critically acclaimed. Balaiah also excelled in comedy roles in movies such as Kavalai Illaadha Manithan, Kadhalikka Neramillai, Bama Vijayam and Thillana Mohanambal. Actor Sivaji Ganesan had once mentioned that Balaiah along with M. R. Radha was his most admired actor.[3]



Personal life


Actress Manochithra is his daughter, while one of his sons Junior Balaiah has also appeared in films. Another son, Sai Baba, was part of MSV's troupe and sang a few song.



Partial filmography



































































































































































































































































































































Year
Film
Role Director Notes
1972

Agathiyar




1969

Kanne Pappa


K. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman, Baby Rani

P. Madhavan

1968

Thillana Mohanambal



A. P. Nagarajan

1967

Ooty Varai Uravu

Vedachalam

C. V. Sridhar

1967

Bama Vijayam

Ethiraj

K. Balachander

1966

Yarukaka Azhudan




1965

Vaazhkai Padagu


C. Srinivasan

1965

Thiruvilayadal

Hemanatha Bagavathar
A. P. Nagarajan

1965

Hello Mister Zamindar


K. J. Mahadevan

1964

Karuppu Panam

Sattanathan
G. R. Nathan

1964

Kaadhalikka Neramillai

Vishwanathan
C.V.Sridhar

1962
Kavitha

Malaiyappan
T.R. Raghunath

1961

Thayilla Pillai

Pathanjali Sasthri

L. V. Prasad

1961

Pavamanippu




1961

Kumara Raja

Wealthy man (Chandrababu's father)
G. K. Ramu

1966

Chavukkadi Chandrakantha


M. Radhakrishnan

1960

Kavalai Illaadha Manithan


K.Sankar

1960

Parthiban Kanavu

Marappa Bhupathi

D. Yoganand

1959

Vaazha Vaitha Deivam


M. A. Thirumugam

1959

Paththarai Maathu Thangam


K. S. Mani

1959

Orey Vazhi



K. Shankar

1959

Bhaaga Pirivinai


A.Bhimsingh

1957

Neelamalai Thirudan

Police Inspector
M. A. Thirumugam

1957

Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam




1956

Kaalam Maari Pochu



Tapi Chanakya

1956

Madurai Veeran

Thalapathi Marappan
Yoganand

1955

Maaman Magal

Kanniyappan
R. S. Mani

1955

Chella Pillai

Director Yaman
M. V. Raman

1954

Nallakalam


K. Vembu, Jyotish Sinha

1954

Ratha Paasam

Madhu
R.S.Mani

1953

Gunasagari (Kannada film)


H.L.N. Simha

1951

Manamagal


N.S.Krishnan

1950

Ezhai Padum Padu


Ramnath

1949

Velaikkari

Mani
A.S.A.Samy

1946

Chitra


Wahab Kashmiri

1945

Meera

Jayaman
Ellis Dungan

1945

Burma Rani



T. R. Sundaram

1937

Ambikapathy

Rudrasenan
Ellis Dungan

1936

Sathi Leelavathi


Ellis Dungan



References





  1. ^ http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.in/2012/09/the-three-in-one-tsbalaiah.html


  2. ^ ab "Darling of the masses". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 August 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/t-s-balaiah-endeared-himself-to-millions-of-fans-with-a-career-spanning-nearly-four-decades-says-randor-guy/article6324279.ece




External links




  • T. S. Balaiya on IMDb

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100901021549/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2319/stories/20061006000707900.htm

  • The Three-in-One T. S. Balaiah in My Movie Minutes

  • 100 years of laughter










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