Bala (director)

Bala
Bala at Salim Movie Audio Launch.
Born
Bala Palanisamy[1]

(1966-07-11) 11 July 1966 (age 58)
Uthamapalayam, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadurai American College
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Muthumalar
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(m. 2004; div. 2022)​

Bala is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, working in Tamil cinema. Bala has been praised for "revolutionizing Tamil cinema"[2][3][4] through his realistic, dark and disturbing depiction of the working class on celluloid screen.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Varmaa controversy: Director Bala says he stepped down after he was asked to make changes to the Dhruv Vikram-starrer". Cinema Express. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bala: Man of the moment". The Times of India. 25 January 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ Naan Kadavul fever begins worldwide!. Sify.com (3 February 2009). Retrieved on 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ Pyramid Saimira releasing Naan kadavul in USA. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 21 June 2011.
  5. ^ Bala's change for Soundarya Archived 29 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Behindwoods.com (24 March 2009). Retrieved on 21 June 2011.