Portrait of T. S. Balaiah

Acting

T. S. Balaiah

Career

Active from 1936 to 1968, busiest in 1950 and 1960 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thiruvilayadal
Thiruvilayadal
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
T. S. Balaiah Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.8, average 5.9
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Tamil Cinema 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Sibling Rivalry 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Classic Tamil Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Vilaiyaattu Pillai
Vilaiyaattu Pillai (1970)

as Muthaiah's uncle

1960s

15 titles ยท average score 74
Thillana Mohanambal
Thillana Mohanambal (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

as Muthurakku

Bama Vijayam
Bama Vijayam (1967)

as Ethiaraj

Ooty Varai Uravu
Ooty Varai Uravu (1967)

as Vedachalam

Thiruvilayadal
Thiruvilayadal (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Hemanatha Bagavathar

Pazhani
Pazhani (1965)

as Chokkalingam Pannaiyar

Kadhalikka Neramillai
Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Vishwanathan

Karuppu Panam
Karuppu Panam (1964)

as Sattanathan

Chitor Rani Padmini
Chitor Rani Padmini (1963)

as Alauddin Khalji

Arivaali
Arivaali (1963)

as Nallamuthu Naicker

Thayilla Pillai
Thayilla Pillai (1961)

as Pathanjali Sasthri

Kalathur Kannamma
Kalathur Kannamma (1960)

as Ramalingam

Parthiban Kanavu
Parthiban Kanavu (1960)

as Marappa Bhupathi

1950s

13 titles
Bhaaga Pirivinai
Bhaaga Pirivinai (1959)

as Vaithiyalingam Moopanar

Athisaya Thirudan
Athisaya Thirudan (1958)

as Minister Neelakalakantam

Avan Amaran
Avan Amaran (1958)

as Lily's father

Madurai Veeran
Madurai Veeran (1956)

as Narasappan

Thookku Thookki
Thookku Thookki (1954)

as Seth Namakharam

Ratha Paasam
Ratha Paasam (1954)

as Madhu

Anbu
Anbu (1953)

as Thirumalai

Ashadeepam
Ashadeepam (1953)

as Vikraman

Or Iravu
Or Iravu (1951)

as Jagaveeran

Ezhai Padum Paadu
Ezhai Padum Paadu (1950)

as Ramgopal

Chandrika
Chandrika (1950)

as Shankar

Prasanna
Prasanna (1950)

as Ayyappan

1940s

6 titles
Velaikari
Velaikari (1949)

as Mani

Meera
Meera (1945)

as Vikram

Burma Rani
Burma Rani (1945)

as Ranjith Singh

Jagathalapratapan
Jagathalapratapan (1944)

as Gururakarman

Aryamala
Aryamala (1941)

as Balarayan

Uthama Puthiran
Uthama Puthiran (1940)

as Naganathan

1930s

1 title
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi (1936)

as Ramanathan