T. S. Balaiya
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Tirunelveli S. Balaiah is a Tamil film actor who is best known for the supporting roles in the Tamil film
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 industry. He was one of the very few actors who excelled both in character roles and comic roles.

His comedies are still very famous especially his scenes in Thillana Mohanambal. Actor Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

 had once mentioned, Balaiah was his most admirable actor.

Filmography

Year
Year
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Film
Film
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Cast
Cast member
A cast member is:* An actor who performs in a theatrical production, motion picture, or television program. The actors who perform in the show are collectively referred to as the cast....

 
Director  Role
Role
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1972 Agathiyar
1968 Thillana Mohanambal Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Padmini
Padmini
Padmini in Sanskrit means "She who sits on the lotus" and refers to the Goddess Lakshmi. It is common name for girls in India.* Rani Padmini of Chittor* Padmini , Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who acted in over 250 Indian movies...

A. P. Nagarajan
1967 Ooty Varai Uravu
Ooty Varai Uravu
Ooty Varai Uravu is a popular 1967 Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and K.R. Vijaya. this was directed by popular director and screen writer C. V. Sridhar.-Plot:...

Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 60's and 70's and was fondly called Navarasa Thilakam. He has paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik Muthuraman is...

, K. R. Vijaya
K. R. Vijaya
K. R. Vijaya is a popular Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R...

C. V. Sridhar
C. V. Sridhar
C Sridhar was a South Indian screenwriter and film director. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School , where he began writing and staging plays while he was in Grade 7. He entered films as a dialogue writer when...

1967 Bama Vijayam
Bama Vijayam
Bama Vijayam is a Tamil movie directed by K. Balachander. It is a family story narrated as a full-length comedy. The cast includes T. S. Balaiah, Nagesh, Sowcar Janaki, Kanchana, Jayanthi, Rajashri, Major Sundarrajan, Muthuraman, Srikanth, Kumari Sachu. Music is by M. S...

R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 60's and 70's and was fondly called Navarasa Thilakam. He has paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik Muthuraman is...

, Nagesh
Nagesh
Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....

, Jayanthi
Jayanthi
Jayanthi may refer to:* an ethnic group in southern India.* Jayanthi, a South Indian actress.* the Sanskrit word for anniversary.* the daughter of King of Heaven, Indra who later married Shukracharya...

, Kanchana
Kanchana
Kanchana may refer to:* Unicorn-Kanchana* Kanchana - A Telugu and Tamil actress of 60s.* Kanchana , made in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language versions * Kanchana Mala a glamorous Telugu film actress....

K. Balachander
K. Balachander
K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

Ethiraj
1966 Yarukaka Azhudan
1965 Thiruvilayadal
Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)
Thiruvilayadal is a 1965 Tamil feature film directed by A.P. Nagarajan. The cast included Sivaji Ganesan, R. Muthuraman, Savitri, Nagesh, Manorama, K. B. Sundarambal, T. R. Mahalingam and T. S. Balaiah...

Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Savithri, R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman
R. Muthuraman was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 60's and 70's and was fondly called Navarasa Thilakam. He has paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik Muthuraman is...

, K. R. Vijaya
K. R. Vijaya
K. R. Vijaya is a popular Indian actress who has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She started her career in the 1960s. She has been acting for more than four decades now in South Indian cinema. K. R...

A. P. Nagarajan
1964 Kaadhalikka Neramillai
Kaadhalikka Neramillai
Kadhalikka Neramillai is a 1964 Tamil comedy film starring T. S. Balaiya, R. Muthuraman, Ravichandran, Nagesh and others. The film was directed by Sridhar and music by M.S.Viswanathan.-Plot:...

1961 Pavamanippu
1960 Kavalai Illaadha Manithan
1959 Bhaga Pirivinai
1957 Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam
Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam
Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam is a 1957 Telugu Drama film directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by T. S. Balaiah.It is based on the story of Alladin and his Magic lamp....

1954 Ratha Pasam
1954 Ratha Pasam
1951 Manamagal
1950 Ezhai Padum Padu
1949 Velaikkari kadhavai chaathhadi
1945 Meera
Meera (1945 film)
Meera is a 1945 Tamil-language film starring M. S. Subbulakshmi, Kumari Kamala, T. S. Baliah and Chittoor V. Nagaiah based on the life of the devotional singer and dancer Meera. The film was directed by American film director Ellis R. Dungan.-Plot:...

1945 Burma Rani
Burma Rani
Burma Rani was a 1945 Tamil-language film directed by T. R. Sundaram. It starred K. L. V. Vasantha in the lead role of the female spy Mangalam and Sundaram, himself, as the lead antagonist.- Pre-production :...

1937 Ambikapathy
Ambikapathy (1937 film)
Ambikapathy a 1937 Tamil film directed by American film director Ellis R. Dungan. It starred M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, Serugulathur Sama, T. S. Balaiya, N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram and P. G. Venkatesan. Ambikapathy is regarded as one of the greatest hits of...

1936 Iru Sahodarargal
Iru Sahodarargal
Iru Sahodarargal is a 1936 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan. This was the second film for M. G. Ramachandran and Dungan. This film cemented the reputation of Dungan as the most successful Tamil film director of that period...

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