Gana Bala is an Indian playback singer, lyricist and actor primarily known for singing in the Tamil film industry. In 2023, he participated in the Tamil version of the reality show “Bigg Boss” Season 7, which aired on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
Wiki/Biography
Gana Bala was born on Sunday, June 20, 1971 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (age 52; as of 2023) as M. Bala Murugan. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied botany at Presidency College, Chennai. Later, he earned a master’s degree in botany. He also holds a law degree.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is VS Mani and mother’s name is M. Punniyam.
wife and children
His wife’s name is B. Nathiya. The couple had two children, a girl and a boy named Abhimanyu.
Ghana Barra with wife and children
Profession
singer
Movie
He made his acting debut in 2007 with the song “Pathinoru Peru Attam” from the Tamil film “Piragu”.
Poster of the 2007 Tamil film Piragu
In 2012, he gained recognition for singing the songs “Aadi Pona Aavani” and “Nadukadalula Kappala” in the Tamil film “Attakathi”. He has worked with many top music composers such as Yuvan Shankar Raja, GV Prakash Kumar and Srikanth Deva. He has lent his voice to many hit Tamil songs, including “Lovely Ladies” in the Tamil film Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014), “Ulagam Oruvanukka” in the Rajinikanth-starrer film “Kabali” (2016) and ” Kadamaiyai Sei” 2022 Tamil movie “Kadamaiyai Sei”.
television
In 2008, he appeared as a contestant in Kalaignar TV’s reality singing show “Gana Kuyil Pattu” and won the show.
He lent his voice to the song “Uruvaakum Karuvil” from Sun TV’s Tamil family show “Vamsam” which aired in 2013. In 2016, he sang the song “Darling Da Da” from the Zee Tamil comedy TV show “Darling Darling”.
album
In 2011, he released a music album titled “Vaanavil”.
lyricist
Apart from singing, he has worked as a lyricist in many Tamil films. In 2012, he made his debut as a lyricist with the song “Nadukadalula Kappala” from the Tamil film “Attakathi”. He has composed the lyrics of many Tamil songs including “Edhathaan Kanduttey Nee Pudhusa” (2013), “Scenu Scenu” (2014), “Santhayila Bajarula” (2014) and “Partha Oru Lookla” (2015) .
actor
Movie
In 2007, he made his debut in the Tamil crime drama Piragu, playing a mechanic; he had a small role in the film. He has notably appeared in the music videos of many Tamil songs, including “Sokkathaan Aadu” (2014), “Ambaani Ponnu” (2015), “Atta Kathi Mokka Peesu” (2015) and “Manasu Sari Illai” ( 2016).
television
In 2023, he appeared in the seventh season of Star Vijay’s Tamil reality show “Bigg Boss” as one of the five wild card contestants.
Gana Bala stars in Tamil reality show “Bigg Boss” season 7 stills
lawyer
Before joining the Tamil entertainment industry, he worked as a lawyer in the Madras High Court.
Awards
In 2013, he won the Best Playback Singer (Male) award at the 2012 Vikatan Awards for the songs “Aadi Pona Aavani” and “Nadukadalula Kappala” from the Tamil film “Attakathi”.
Facts/Trivia
- Gana Bala is also known as “Anathai Bala” and “Gana Kuyil King” Bala.
- He revealed in an interview that if he had not become a singer, he would have become a politician. He ran twice as an independent candidate in local municipal elections; however, he lost narrowly both times.
- He considers himself an Ambedkarite.
- In 2017, he announced that he would no longer appear in movies. In an interview, when talking about the reasons for quitting, he said:
I turn 48 this month and I made a resolution on my birthday to stop singing in movies by the end of this year. I was lucky enough to get the attention of a composer. That gave me my big break and I’ve never looked back since. But now, it’s time to give the opportunity to someone else who deserves it. If I don’t sing 100 songs, that means the opportunity is given to 100 other people, right? I write most of my songs. But I don’t do that anymore because a lot of people want me to write songs in gibberish just because it’s catchy, but it doesn’t make sense to me. That’s why I gave it some time. I will finish all the recordings within this year. I will also continue to sing for charities and welfare causes. ”
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