T. S. Balaiah
ActingAlso Known As
T.S. Balaiah, TS. Balaiah, T S Balaiya, T. S. Balaiya, T.S. Balaiya
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.
Movies
(64 total)
Thillana Mohanambal
as Muthurakku
Thiruvilayadal
as Hemanatha Bagavathar
Kadhalikka Neramillai
as Vishwanathan
Ooty Varai Uravu
as Vedachalam
Bama Vijayam
as Ethiaraj
Madurai Veeran
as Narasappan
Kalathur Kannamma
as Ramalingam
Or Iravu
as Jagaveeran
Parthiban Kanavu
as Marappa Bhupathi
Thookku Thookki
as Seth Namakharam
Aryamala
as Balarayan
Ratha Paasam
as Madhu
Prasanna
as Ayyappan
Chandrika
as Shankar
