Bala (director)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Bala | |
 |
|
| Born | July 11, 1966 Tamil Nadu, India |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director |
| Website www.directorbala.com |
|
Bala (born July 11, 1966 ), a famous film director, is from southern district of Tamil Nadu. He studied B.A. Tamil Literature in The American College in Madurai. As a youngster, he was not interested in studies. He worked as an assistant director for the famous national award director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra.
Bala is known for his late success. When his first movie Sethu was released, he was in his 30's, but his first movie Sethu which was named earlier as Akilan gave a break to Vikram who was also struggling in Tamil cine field for more than 12 years without a hit and recognition. But when this movie was released it was a huge hit and it was remade in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi.
Bala's next film was Nandha in which he gave a career boost to Surya. He shaped him and as a director he showed what Surya is capable of. His third film Pithamagan broke all the sentiments which was prevailing in Tamil cinema. He started the movie from a graveyard which no one was dare enough to do. It was also a mega hit and it got Indian National Film Award for Vikram. Now he is directing Naan Kadavul in Tamil features Arya and Pooja.
