
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/22/1914
Place of Birth
Sundankottai, Thoothukudi District, British Raj
Also Known As
T.S. BalaiahTS. BalaiahT S Balaiya
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 ...
Known For

Kalathur Kannamma
as Ramalingam

Ooty Varai Uravu
as Vedachalam

Pazhani
as Chokkalingam Pannaiyar

Bama Vijayam
as Ethiaraj

Maragatham
Unknown Role

Kadhalikka Neramillai
as Vishwanathan

Thookku Thookki
as Seth Namakharam

Uthama Puthiran
as Naganathan

Ellam Unakkaga
as Venkatachalam

Arivaali
as Nallamuthu Naicker

Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp
Unknown Role

Ennathan Mudivu
Unknown Role

Chandrika
as Shankar

Ratha Paasam
as Madhu

Neelamalai Thirudan
Unknown Role

Karpooram
Unknown Role

Madurai Veeran
as Narasappan

Raja Kumari
Unknown Role

Thiruvilayadal
as Hemanatha Bagavathar

Harichandra
Unknown Role