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	'''Tirunelveli S. Balaiah''' ({{lang-ta\|திருநெல்வேலி எஸ். பாலையா}}; 23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in the [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil films]]. He was introduced to the cine field by director [[Ellis R. Dungan]] in [[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)\|Sathi Leelavathi]] (1936), along with [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-three-in-one-tsbalaiah.html\|title=My movie minutes: The Three-in-One T.S.Balaiah.\|first=\|last=Chandran\|date=12 September 2012\|publisher=}}</ref>		'''Tirunelveli S. Balaiah''' ({{lang-ta\|திருநெல்வேலி எஸ். பாலையா}}; 23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in the [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil films]]. He was introduced to the cine field by director [[Ellis R. Dungan]] in [[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)\|Sathi Leelavathi]] (1936), along with [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-three-in-one-tsbalaiah.html\|title=My movie minutes: The Three-in-One T.S.Balaiah.\|first=\|last=Chandran\|date=12 September 2012\|publisher=}}</ref>

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'''Tirunelveli S. Balaiah''' ({{lang-ta|திருநெல்வேலி எஸ். பாலையா}}; 23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor best known for playing supporting roles in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]]. He was introduced to the cine field by director [[Ellis R. Dungan]] in [[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]] (1936), along with [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-three-in-one-tsbalaiah.html|title=My movie minutes: The Three-in-One T.S.Balaiah.|first=|last=Chandran|date=12 September 2012|publisher=}}</ref>

== Early life ==
T. S. Balaiah was born on 23 August 1914. He was born in [[Sundankottai]], now in [[Thoothukudi district]], Tamil Nadu. He ran away from home at young age and joined a Circus. Later joined Jagannatha Iyer’s famous drama company which was working in Tirunelveli and from which no turning back.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/100th-birthday-of-one-of-actor-t-s-balaiah/article6345220.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=100 years of laughter | date=23 August 2014 }}</ref>

== Career ==
Balaiah began his film career through the Tamil film [[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]] in 1936. Balaiah played first lead role in [[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]] paired opposite Madhuri Devi, where he played elder brother to [[V. N. Janaki]] and supporting role by [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. He gained lot of weight at the age of 40 in 1954, hence started getting more character roles. Among his villain roles, [[Ambikapathy (1937 film)|Ambikapathy]], [[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]], [[Thaikkupin Tharam]], [[Hello Mister Zamindar]] and [[Thiruvilaiyadal]] were critically acclaimed. Balaiah also excelled in comedy roles in movies such as [[Kavalai Illaadha Manithan]], [[Kadhalikka Neramillai]], [[Bama Vijayam]] and [[Thillana Mohanambal]]. Actor [[Sivaji Ganesan]] had once mentioned that Balaiah along with [[M. R. Radha]] was his most admired actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/t-s-balaiah-endeared-himself-to-millions-of-fans-with-a-career-spanning-nearly-four-decades-says-randor-guy/article6324279.ece|title=Darling of the masses|first=Randor|last=Guy|date=16 August 2014|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Actress [[Manochithra]] is his daughter, while one of his sons [[Junior Balaiah]] has also appeared in films. Another son, Sai Baba, was part of MSV's troupe and sang a few song.

==Partial filmography==
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! [[Year]] !! [[Movie]]
!!! [[Role]]!! [[Film direction|Director]] !! Notes
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|1972
|''[[Agathiyar]]''
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|1969
|''[[Kanne Pappa]]''
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|[[K. R. Vijaya]], [[R. Muthuraman]], Baby Rani
|[[P. Madhavan]]
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|-
|1968
|''[[Thillana Mohanambal]]''
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|[[A. P. Nagarajan]]
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|-
|1967
|''[[Ooty Varai Uravu]]''
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|Vedachalam
|[[C. V. Sridhar]]
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|-
|1967
|''[[Bama Vijayam]]''
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|Ethiraj
|[[K. Balachander]]
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|-
|1966
|''Yarukaka Azhudan''
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|
|
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|-
|1965
| ''[[Vaazhkai Padagu]]''
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|
|C. Srinivasan
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|-
|1965
|''[[Thiruvilayadal (1965 film)|Thiruvilayadal]]''
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|Hemanatha Bagavathar
|A. P. Nagarajan
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|-
| 1965
| ''[[Hello Mister Zamindar]]''
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| K. J. Mahadevan
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|-
|1964
|''[[Karuppu Panam]]''
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|Sattanathan
|G. R. Nathan
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|-
|1964
|''[[Kaadhalikka Neramillai]]''
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|Vishwanathan
|C.V.Sridhar
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|-
|1962
|Kavitha
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|Malaiyappan
|T.R. Raghunath
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|-
|1961
|''[[Thayilla Pillai (1961 film)|Thayilla Pillai]]''
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|Pathanjali Sasthri
|[[L. V. Prasad]]
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|-
|1961
|''[[Pava Mannippu|Pavamanippu]]''
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|
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|-
|1961
|''[[Kumara Raja]]''
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|Wealthy man (Chandrababu's father)
|G. K. Ramu
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|-
|1960
|''[[Kavalai Illaadha Manithan]]''
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|K.Sankar
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|-
|1960
|''[[Parthiban Kanavu (1960 film)|Parthiban Kanavu]]''
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|Marappa Bhupathi
|[[D. Yoganand]]
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|-
| 1959
|''[[Vaazha Vaitha Deivam]]''
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|M. A. Thirumugam
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|-
| 1959
|''[[Orey Vazhi]]''
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| [[K. Shankar]]
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|-
|1959
|''[[Bhaaga Pirivinai]]''
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|A.Bhimsingh
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|-
|1957
|''[[Neelamalai Thirudan]]''
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|Police Inspector
|M. A. Thirumugam
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|-
|1957
|''[[Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam]]''
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|-
|1956
|''[[Kaalam Maari Pochu (1956 film)|Kaalam Maari Pochu]]''
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|[[Tapi Chanakya]]
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|-
|1956
|''[[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]]''
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|Thalapathi Marappan
|Yoganand
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|-
|1955
|''[[Maaman Magal (1955 film)|Maaman Magal]]''
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|Kanniyappan
|R. S. Mani
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|-
|1955
|''[[Chella Pillai]]''
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| Director Yaman
|M. V. Raman
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|-
|1954
|''[[Nallakalam]]''
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|K. Vembu, J. Sinha
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|-
|1954
|''[[Ratha Paasam (1954 film)|Ratha Paasam]]''
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|Madhu
|R.S.Mani
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|-
|1953
|''[[Gunasagari]]'' ([[Kannada]] film)
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|H.L.N. Simha
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|-
|1951
|''[[Manamagal]]''
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|N.S.Krishnan
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|-
|1950
|''[[Ezhai Padum Padu]]''
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|
|Ramnath
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|-
|1949
|''[[Velaikkari]]''
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|Mani
|A.S.A.Samy
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|-
|1946
|''[[Chitra (1946 film)|Chitra]]''
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|
|Wahab Kashmiri
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|-
|1945
|''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]''
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|Jayaman
|Ellis Dungan
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|-
|1945
|''[[Burma Rani]]''
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|[[T. R. Sundaram]]
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|-
|1937
|''[[Ambikapathy (1937 film)|Ambikapathy]]''
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|Rudrasenan
|Ellis Dungan
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|-
|1936
|''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]''
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|
|Ellis Dungan
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|-
|}

==References==
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==Other websites==
* {{IMDb name|id=0049382|name=T. S. Balaiya}}
* http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2319/stories/20061006000707900.htm
* [http://mymovieminutes.blogspot.sg/2012/09/the-three-in-one-tsbalaiah.html The Three-in-One T. S. Balaiah in My Movie Minutes]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/100th-birthday-of-one-of-actor-t-s-balaiah/article6345220.ece 100 years of laughter]

[[Category:Tamil actors]]

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