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Manobala
Sign in to saveBalachandar (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.
Film & TV
Marungur, Tamil Nadu, India
Manobala is a Tamil director, producer and comedian actor who predominantly plays supporting roles. He has appeared in nearly 700 films. Manobala has directed 40 films, 19 television serials and 9 tele-films during his career as a director
Known for
- Yogida2026
- Madha Gaja Raja — Minister Nallamuthu2025
- Parrisu2025
- Kayilan2025
- Andhagan — Bala2024
- Haraa2024
- Chiclets2024
- E-Mail — kailasam2024
- Operation Laila2024
- Vaa Pagandaya2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Marungoor
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Image
- Manobala.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1953-06-04
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-05-03
- name in native language
- மனோபாலா
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Death
- Partial filmography
- Director
- Films
- Serials
- As an actor
- Tamil films
- Telugu films
- Malayalam films
- Television
- As producer
- As dubbing artist
- Notes
- References
- External links
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. 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.
== Early life == Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Nagercoil , Kanyakumari 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.
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