Manobala
Indian film director, producer and actor (1953–2023)
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- Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala ( ), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films.
- Early life Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Thirumarugal , Nagapattinam District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11.
- Career Manobala started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with a reference from Kamal Haasan became an assistant director for Bharathiraja's 1979 film Puthiya Vaarpugal .
- He made his directorial debut with Agaya Gangai (1982) but it was a box office failure.
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WikipediaBalachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation.
Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Thirumarugal , Nagapattinam District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11. He later studied at the Government College of Fine Arts, when he started writing articles under the pen name Manobala, and also learnt Bharatanatyam and the Veena.
Manobala started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with a reference from Kamal Haasan became an assistant director for Bharathiraja's 1979 film Puthiya Vaarpugal. He continued to work as his assistant director for Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Tik Tik Tik (1981). He made his directorial debut with Agaya Gangai (1982) but it was a box office failure. His second film as director, Pillai Nila (1985) was more successful.
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