Monday, 23 August 2021

T.S.BALAIAH , LEGEND BORN 1914 AUGUST 23 - 1972 JULY 22

 


T.S.BALAIAH , LEGEND BORN 

1914 AUGUST 23 - 1972 JULY 22



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 (Kollywood). 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.


EARLY LIFE & DEATH

T. S. Balaiah was born on 23 August 1914. He was born in Sundankottai, now in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu He lived a comfortable life in T. Nagar but died at the age of 57 leaving huge fortune behind.




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 1937, Andhaman Kaithi, 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.

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

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1972Agathiyar
1970EthiroliK. Balachander
1969Kanne PappaK. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman, Baby RaniP. Madhavan
1968Thillana MohanambalA. P. Nagarajan
1967Ooty Varai UravuVedachalamC. V. Sridhar
1967Bama VijayamEthirajK. Balachander
1966Yarukaka Azhudan?
1966Sadhu MirandalRamananda BhagavatharThirumalai-MahalingamSpecial Appearance
1965Vaazhkai PadaguC. Srinivasan
1965ThiruvilayadalHemanatha BagavatharA. P. Nagarajan
1965Ennathaan Mudivu?
1965Hello Mister ZamindarK. J. Mahadevan
1964Karuppu PanamSattanathanG. R. Nathan
1964Kaadhalikka NeramillaiVishwanathanC.V.Sridhar
1962KavithaMalaiyappanT.R. Raghunath
1961Thayilla PillaiPathanjali SasthriL. V. Prasad
1961Palum PazhamumRelative (Sivaji Ganesan's uncle)A. Bhimsingh
1961Pavamanippu
1961Kumara RajaWealthy man (Chandrababu's father)G. K. Ramu
1966Chavukkadi ChandrakanthaM. Radhakrishnan
1960Kavalai Illaadha ManithanK.Sankar
1960Kalathur KannammaRamalingamA. Bhimsingh
1960Parthiban KanavuMarappa BhupathiD. Yoganand
1959Vaazha Vaitha DeivamM. A. Thirumugam
1959Paththarai Maathu ThangamK. S. Mani
1959Orey VazhiK. Shankar
1959Bhaaga PirivinaiA.Bhimsingh
1957Neelamalai ThirudanPolice InspectorM. A. Thirumugam
1957Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam
1956Kaalam Maari PochuTapi Chanakya
1956Madurai VeeranThalapathi MarappanYoganand
1955Maaman MagalKanniyappanR. S. Mani
1955Chella PillaiDirector YamanM. V. Raman
1954NallakalamK. Vembu, Jyotish Sinha
1954Ratha PaasamMadhuR.S.Mani
1953Gunasagari (Kannada film)H.L.N. Simha
1951ManamagalN.S.Krishnan
1950Ezhai Padum PaduRamnath
1949VelaikkariManiA. S. A. Sami
1947RajakumariPrince AalahaalanA. S. A. Sami
1946ChitraSanjeeviWahab Kashmiri
1945MeeraJayamanEllis Dungan
1945Burma RaniT. R. Sundaram
1937AmbikapathyRudrasenanEllis Dungan
1936Sathi LeelavathiEllis Dungan
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