Junior Balaiah (1953-2023) was a famous Indian actor in Tamil cinema, mainly regarded as the son of actor TS Balaiah. Throughout his four-decade career, he played mostly supporting roles and also played comic and villainous roles in Tamil films. He died of a heart attack on November 2, 2023, at his home in Chennai.
Wiki/Biography
Junior Balaiah was born Raghu Balaiah on Sunday, June 28, 1953, in Sundankottai, Tamil Nadu (age 70; at time of death). His zodiac sign is Cancer.
appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family and caste
Balaya belongs to the Nadar community.
Parents and siblings
Balaiah’s father’s name is TS Balaiah and he is a popular actor. In 1972, Balaiya’s father died three days before the release of his first film. The film “Suttaan Sutten” directed by MR Radha has Balaiah playing the role of Radha’s son. Balea’s father was also a part of the film, but when he passed away, they had to stop filming.
junior balea’s father
His mother’s name is Mallika. He has two brothers Ganesh Balaya (singer) and Saibaba (playback singer). He has a sister named Manochithra who is an actress.
Junior Balea’s sister
wife and children
Balaya married Suzanne and later Sethu Parvathy. He has a son named Rohit and a daughter named Nivedisha.
religion
Baraya became evangelical in 2010 and then switched to Christianity.
Profession
Movie
He made his acting debut in 1975 with the Tamil film Melnaattu Marumagal.
Poster of the movie Melnaattu Marumagal (1975)
His notable films include Karagattakaran (1989), Sundara Kandam (1992), Cheran Chozhan Pandian (1998), Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani (2014) and Nerkonda Parvai (2019). “Nerkonda Parvai” is the Tamil version of the Bollywood film “Pink” (2016).
Movie Nerkonda Parvai (2019) Poster
television
In 2000, he made his television debut as James in the Sun TV show “Chithi”. Apart from films, Balaiah has also appeared in television shows such as “Vazhkai” (2000-2001) as Prabhakar’s father and “Chinna Papa Periya Papa” (2014) as Masanam in the first season.
TV series “Chinna Papa Periya Papa” poster
Ott
In 2020, he made his OTT debut with the web series Mugilan on ZEE 5.
Poster of web series “Mugilan” (2020)
die
Balaiya died at his home in Chennai on November 2, 2023, due to a heart attack and he also experienced suffocation.
Facts/Trivia
- Balaiah’s last film was 2021’s Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam.
Junior Balaiah in the movie Yennanga Sir Unga Sattam
- Despite appearing in many films, he was unable to achieve the same success as his father.
- He borrowed money from the bank which led to his financial crisis. He then began following Christianity and established a healing facility called the Healing Stripes Ministry.
- In 2014, Balea revealed his intention to set up a film production company to provide his son with opportunities to pursue an acting career.
- Balaiah participated in the activities of Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Artists Association).
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