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'''Balu Anand''' (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as ''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]'', ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' and ''[[Unakkaga Piranthen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-dies-of-heart-attack-2832171/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Balu Anand passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/actor-balu-anand-passes-away/article8686086.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack|url=http://www.abplive.in/television/actor-director-balu-anand-dies-of-heart-attack-356071|publisher=abplive|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=തമിഴ് നടൻ ബാലു ആനന്ദ് അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.reporterlive.com/2016/06/03/266548.html|publisher=Reporter Live|accessdate=2016-07-21|date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
'''Balu Anand''' (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as ''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]'', ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' and ''[[Unakkaga Piranthen]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-dies-of-heart-attack-2832171/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Balu Anand passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/actor-balu-anand-passes-away/article8686086.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack|url=http://www.abplive.in/television/actor-director-balu-anand-dies-of-heart-attack-356071|publisher=abplive|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=തമിഴ് നടൻ ബാലു ആനന്ദ് അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.reporterlive.com/2016/06/03/266548.html|publisher=Reporter Live|accessdate=2016-07-21|date=3 June 2016|archive-date=7 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707102733/http://www.reporterlive.com/2016/06/03/266548.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


Anand is known as the director of successful films ''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]'' starring [[Vijayakanth]] and the [[Sathyaraj]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] starrer ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'', a remake of [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] film ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor director Balu Anand passes away|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-passes-away/|publisher=bollywoodlife|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref>  
Anand was supposed to make his directorial debut with a film ''Idhazhgalin Azhaipithazh'' with Kapil Dev and Nalini, however it was shelved.<ref>{{cite news|title=இதழ்களின் அழைப்பிதழ்|newspaper=Anna|language=ta|access-date=13 June 2025|page=4|url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-7-89|via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]|date=16 January 1983}}</ref> He is known as the director of successful films ''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]'' (his directorial debut) starring [[Vijayakanth]] and the [[Sathyaraj]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] starrer ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'', a remake of [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] film ''[[Gandhinagar 2nd Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor director Balu Anand passes away|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-passes-away/|publisher=bollywoodlife|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref>


In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, ''Paapoo...Paapoo'' and ''Low Class Loganathan'', but neither film was theatrically released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050306225907/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/april/27-4-01.htm</ref> His last directorial venture ''Anandha Thollai'' starring [[Powerstar Srinivasan]] is still unreleased.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies at 62|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-dies-62-681216|publisher=ibtimes|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, ''Paapoo...Paapoo'' and ''Low Class Loganathan'', but neither film was theatrically released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/april/27-4-01.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050306225907/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/april/27-4-01.htm|archive-date = 6 March 2005|title = Dinakaran}}</ref> His last directorial venture ''Anandha Thollai'' starring [[Powerstar Srinivasan]] is still unreleased.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies at 62|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-actor-director-balu-anand-dies-62-681216|publisher=ibtimes|accessdate=2016-06-26|date=3 June 2016}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===As Director===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
! Year
! Year
! Film
! Film
! Language
! Cast
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
|''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]''
|''[[Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri]]''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| [[Vijayakanth]], [[Raadhika]], [[Jeevitha]], [[Goundamani]]
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
|''Rasigan Oru Rasigai''
|''[[Rasigan Oru Rasigai]]''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| [[Sathyaraj]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Jaishankar]]
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
|''Endravathu Oru Naal''
|''Endravathu Oru Naal''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| Naresh Kumar, [[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]]
|-
|-
| 1988
| 1988
|''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]''
|''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
|[[Sathyaraj]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Raghuvaran]]
|-
|-
| 1992
| 1992
|''[[Unakkaga Piranthen]]''
|''[[Unakkaga Piranthen]]''
| [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]], [[Sangeetha (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]], [[Janagaraj]]
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan]]''
| ''[[Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan]]''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
|[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]], Nandhini, [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Srihari (actor)|Srihari]]
|-
|-
| 1995
| 1995
| ''[[Sindhu Bath]]''
| ''[[Sindhu Bath]]''
|[[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
|Mansoor Ali Khan, [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]], [[Sanghavi]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
|''Sandhithathum Sindithathum''
|''[[Sandhithathum Sindhithathum]]''
|Tamil
|Sathya, Huda Shah, Mithra Kurian, [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Ganja Karuppu]]
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|''[[Athiradi]]''
|''[[Athiradi]]''
|Tamil
|Mansoor Ali Khan
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|1989
|1989
|''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]''  
|''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]''  
| Lorry Driver
|
|
|-
|1990
|'' [[Engitta Mothathay]] ''
|Mutton shop owner
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Pistha]]''
|''[[Pistha (1997 film)|Pistha]]''
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |1999
| rowspan="4" |1999
|''[[Annan (film)|Annan]]''  
|''[[Annan (film)|Annan]]''  
|
|
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2000
|''[[Manaivikku Mariyadhai]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2000
|''[[Vaanathaippola]]''
|''[[Vaanathaippola]]''
|Ramasamy
|Ramasamy
|
|-
|''[[James Pandu]]''
|Railway Porter
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Unnai Kann Theduthey]]''
|''[[Unnai Kann Theduthey]]''
|
| Pattabi
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2001
| rowspan="6" |2001
|''[[Paarvai Ondre Podhume]]''
|''[[Paarvai Ondre Podhume]]''
|Murugan
|Murugan
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|Textile shop owner
|Textile shop owner
|
|
|-
|''[[Lovely (2001 film)|Lovely]]'' || Chandru's relative ||
|-
|-
|''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]''
|''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]''
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
| rowspan="3" |2002
|''[[Pammal K. Sambandam]]''
|Police Inspector
|
|-
|''[[Unnai Ninaithu]]''  
|''[[Unnai Ninaithu]]''  
|Radha's father
|Radha's father
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| ''[[Guruvamma]]'' || ||
| ''[[Guruvamma]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
| rowspan="4" |2003
|''[[Anbe Sivam]]''
|''[[Anbe Sivam]]''
|Train Ticket Checker
|Train Ticket Checker
|
|-
|''[[Anbu Thollai]]''
|
|
|
|-
|-
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| ''[[Jay Jay]]'' || ||  
| ''[[Jay Jay]]'' || ||  
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2004
| rowspan="6" |2004
|''[[Settai (2004 film)|Settai]]''  
| ''[[Image (film)|Image]]''
|
|
|-
|''Settai''  
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|-
|-
|''[[En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu]]''  
|''En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu''  
|Rekha's father
|Rekha's father
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| rowspan="3"|2005
|''[[Pesuvoma]]''  
|''[[Kadhal FM]]''
|Balaji
|-
|''Pesuvoma''  
|Shanmugam
|Shanmugam
|
|
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="3" |2007
|''[[Kalakkura Chandru]]''  
|''[[Kalakkura Chandru]]''  
|Police inspector
|Police inspector
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|''[[Nee Naan Nila]]''  
|''[[Nee Naan Nila]]''  
|Ulundurpet Uthamarasu
|Ulundurpet Uthamarasu
|
|-
|''[[Veerappu]]''
|Police Inspector
|
|
|-
|-
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2010
| rowspan="4" |2010
| ''[[Rasikkum Seemane]]''
|
|
|-
|''Pournami Nagam''
|
|
|-
|''[[Pollachi Mappillai]]''
| Sali Veera
|
|-
|''[[Aattanayagann]]''  
|''[[Aattanayagann]]''  
|
|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2012
| rowspan="1" |2012
|''[[Vachathi]]''  
|''Vachathi''  
|
|
|
|
|-
|2015 || ''[[Athiradi]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |2016
| rowspan="1" |2016
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|Constable
|Constable
|
|
|}
===As voice actor===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Notes
|-
|1996
|''[[Enakkoru Magan Pirappan]]''
|Mimicking Goundamani's voice
|-
|1996
|''[[Aanazhagan]]''
|Mimicking Manivannan's voice
|-
|}
|}


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[[Category:Tamil-language film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]
[[Category:Tamil comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]]
[[Category:People from Coimbatore]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 27 February 2026


Balu Anand
Bornc. 1954
Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Died3 June 2016
(aged 62)
Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
OccupationDirector
Actor
Years active1985-2016

Balu Anand (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri, Annanagar Mudhal Theru and Unakkaga Piranthen.[1][2][3][4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Anand was supposed to make his directorial debut with a film Idhazhgalin Azhaipithazh with Kapil Dev and Nalini, however it was shelved.[5] He is known as the director of successful films Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri (his directorial debut) starring Vijayakanth and the Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika starrer Annanagar Mudhal Theru, a remake of Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street.[6]

In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, Paapoo...Paapoo and Low Class Loganathan, but neither film was theatrically released.[7] His last directorial venture Anandha Thollai starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.[8]

Death[edit | edit source]

Anand died of a heart attack in his home town of Kalampalayam.[9][10]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As director[edit | edit source]

Year Film
1985 Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
1986 Rasigan Oru Rasigai
1986 Endravathu Oru Naal
1988 Annanagar Mudhal Theru
1992 Unakkaga Piranthen
1993 Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan
1995 Sindhu Bath
2013 Sandhithathum Sindhithathum
2015 Athiradi

As actor[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1989 Rajadhi Raja Lorry Driver
1990 Engitta Mothathay Mutton shop owner
1991 Naadu Adhai Naadu Driver of Bullock cart
1992 Thirumathi Palanisamy Priest
1994 En Aasai Machan Nachimuthu
1995 Gandhi Pirantha Mann
1996 Dhinamum Ennai Gavani
Aavathum Pennale Azhivathum Pennale Manush
Thayagam
Tata Birla Deluxe Pandiyan
1997 Gopura Deepam
Dhinamum Ennai Gavani
Pistha
Aahaa Enna Porutham Kunju Gounder
Thedinen Vanthathu Peter Pandian
Pagaivan Security guard
1998 Ulavuthurai Neurotic
1999 Annan
Suyamvaram Kanna's father
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
Manaivikku Mariyadhai
2000 Vaanathaippola Ramasamy
James Pandu Railway Porter
Unnai Kann Theduthey Pattabi
Vanna Thamizh Pattu Velusamy
2001 Paarvai Ondre Podhume Murugan
Krishna Krishna Unnikrishnan
Kunguma Pottu Gounder Textile shop owner
Lovely Chandru's relative
Star Police inspector
Alli Thandha Vaanam
2002 Pammal K. Sambandam Police Inspector
Unnai Ninaithu Radha's father
Guruvamma
2003 Anbe Sivam Train Ticket Checker
Anbu Thollai
Diwan
Jay Jay
2004 Image
Settai
Vayasu Pasanga Vicky's father
Super Da
Arivumani
En Purushan Ethir Veetu Ponnu Rekha's father
2005 Kadhal FM Balaji
Pesuvoma Shanmugam
Englishkaran
2006 Kusthi
Vattaram
Vanjagan Avudaiyappan
2007 Kalakkura Chandru Police inspector
Nee Naan Nila Ulundurpet Uthamarasu
Veerappu Police Inspector
2008 Pazhani Jail warden
Kasimedu Govindan Vedi Muthu
2009 Padikkadavan Shanmugam
Unnai Kann Theduthe
Engal Aasan
Vedappan Vedappan's father
2010 Rasikkum Seemane
Pournami Nagam
Pollachi Mappillai Sali Veera
Aattanayagann
2012 Vachathi
2015 Athiradi
2016 Manithan Constable

As voice actor[edit | edit source]

Year Film Notes
1996 Enakkoru Magan Pirappan Mimicking Goundamani's voice
1996 Aanazhagan Mimicking Manivannan's voice

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". The Indian Express. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Actor Balu Anand passes away". The Hindu. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". abplive. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "തമിഴ് നടൻ ബാലു ആനന്ദ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Reporter Live. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "இதழ்களின் அழைப்பிதழ்". Anna (in தமிழ்). 16 January 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  6. ↑ "Tamil actor director Balu Anand passes away". bollywoodlife. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dinakaran". Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
  8. ↑ "Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies at 62". ibtimes. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". Times of India. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

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