Bala Kailasam

Bala Kailasam (26 October 1960 – 15 August 2014) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. He was the son of Tamil filmmaker Kailasam Balachander.

Education Bala Kailasam graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Madras in 1983 and trained in Film and Video Production at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Career Bala Kailasam was the Creative and Business Head of Min Bimbangal Productions Private Limited, which has produced TV programs in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. He was also the Creative Head of Puthiya Thalaimurai TV, 24-hour news channel in Tamil from 2011 to 2013.

Filmography 1987 - The Twice Discriminated 1992 - Veli 1990 - Vaastu Marabu 1992 - Quality, Our Own Heritage 2009 - Writing on Water 2009 - Neerundu Nilamundu

Television series 1993 - Raghuvamsam, Sun TV, Tamil 1995 - Nayyandi Durbar Kathai Alla Nijam 1996 - Marmadesam, Sun TV, Tamil 1998 - Ramany vs Ramany (Sitcom), Sun TV, Tamil 2000 - Veetukku Veedu Looty

Memorials The Bala Kailasam Memorial Award for excellence in documentary film-making was established by Cinema Rendezvous Trust to honor Bala Kailasam.