Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-08-22
Place of Birth
Sundankottai, Thoothukudi District, British Raj
T. S. Balaiah
Biography
Tirunelveli S. Balaiah (August 22, 1914 – July 22, 1972) was a Tamil film actor best known for playing supporting roles in the Tamil film industry. He was introduced to the cine field by directorEllis R. Dungan in Sathi Leelavathi (1936), along with MGR, 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. Among his villain roles, Ambikapathy (1937), Madurai Veeran (1956), Hello Mr. Zamindar, andThiruvilayadal (1965) were classics. Balaiah also excelled in comedy roles in movies such asKavalai Illatha Manithan (1960), Kaadhalika Neramillai (1964), Bama Vijayam (1967) and Thillana Mohanambal (1968). Actor Sivaji Ganesan had once mentioned that Balaiah was his most admired actor.
Known For
as Minister Neelakalakantam
as Balarayan
as Jagaveeran
as Ranjith Singh
as Madhu
as Shankar
as Ramgopal
as Vishwanathan
as Narasappan
as Vikram
as Pathanjali Sasthri
as Ramanathan
as Ethiaraj
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