Acting
T. S. Balaiah
Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam cinema · 70 credits
Born
22 August 1914
Died
22 July 1972 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Sundankottai, Thoothukudi District, British Raj
Also known as T.S. Balaiah · TS. Balaiah · T S Balaiya · T. S. Balaiya · T.S. Balaiya · T.S.Balaiya
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
Filmography
விளையாட்டுப் பிள்ளை
1970
Vilaiyaattu Pillai
as Muthaiah's uncle
Thillana Mohanambal
as Muthurakku
Bama Vijayam
as Ethiaraj
Ooty Varai Uravu
as Vedachalam
Thiruvilayadal
as Hemanatha Bagavathar
Pazhani
as Chokkalingam Pannaiyar
Kadhalikka Neramillai
as Vishwanathan
கறுப்புப் பணம்
1964
Karuppu Panam
as Sattanathan
Arivaali
as Nallamuthu Naicker
சித்தூர் ராணி பத்மினி
1963
Chitor Rani Padmini
as Alauddin Khalji
பாவ மன்னிப்பு
1961
Paava Mannippu
as Manickam Pillai
தாயில்லா பிள்ளை
1961
Thayilla Pillai
as Pathanjali Sasthri
Parthiban Kanavu
as Marappa Bhupathi
Kalathur Kannamma
as Ramalingam
பாகப்பிரிவினை
1959
Bhaaga Pirivinai
as Vaithiyalingam Moopanar
Athisaya Thirudan
1958
Athisaya Thirudan
as Minister Neelakalakantam
அவன் அமரன்
1958
Avan Amaran
as Lily's father
Madurai Veeran
as Narasappan
Thookku Thookki
as Seth Namakharam
Ratha Paasam
as Madhu
Anbu
1953
Anbu
as Thirumalai
Or Iravu
as Jagaveeran
Prasanna
as Ayyappan
Chandrika
as Shankar
Velaikari
as Mani
மீரா
1945
Meera
as Vikram
Burma Rani
as Ranjith Singh
ஜகதலப்பிரதாபன்
1944
Jagathalapratapan
as Gururakarman
Aryamala
as Balarayan
Uthama Puthiran
as Naganathan
சதி லீலாவதி
1936
Sathi Leelavathi
as Ramanathan