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Gana Bala

Bala performing in Mitafest '14

Background information

Birth name M. Bala Murugan

 Also known as Anathai Bala, 'Gana Kuyil King' Bala

Born 20 June 1969 (age 54)[where?]

Chennai

Occupation(s) Playback singer, lyricist, lawyer

Years active 2007–2021

Bala Murugan, better known by his stage name Gana Bala is an Indian playback
singer in Tamil cinema. He rose to prominence after rendering the songs 'Aadi Pona
Aavani' and 'Nadukadalula Kappala' from the soundtrack of Attakathi. He has
predominantly sung songs belonging to the gaana genre of Tamil Nadu.[1] He has
been credited for reviving the gaana genre in Tamil Cinema after 'Thenisai
Thendral' Deva.[2][3] He has also penned lyrics for some of his songs.

Career[edit]
Bala first tripped on 'Gaana' when he was in high school. He gained confidence as a
Gaana singer when he joined Presidency College, Chennai to study Botany.[4] He
later contested in the TV reality show Gana Kuyil Pattu that featured on Kalaignar
TV and won it.[5] He has worked on a number of devotional albums and also
performed on stage.[4] One of his independent albums, Vaanavil was released by
composers Deva and Dhina.[6] He made his debut in the film industry
with Piragu composed by Srikanth Deva, son of the 'Father of Gaana Genre' – Deva.
[7]
He first found success for his songs 'Aadi Pona Aavani' and 'Nadukadalula' in the
sleeper hit Attakathi. Since then he has sung a number of successful songs under
top composers like Yuvan Shankar Raja and G. V. Prakash Kumar.

He has also sung a jingle with composer G. V. Prakash Kumar to mark the 10th
anniversary celebrations of Radio Mirchi Chennai.[8]

Other works[edit]
Film work[edit]
Apart from singing, Bala has also featured in some of his songs.[9] He has also
appeared in a minor role as a mechanic in his debut film Piragu. He has danced for a
song in 'Attakathi' Dinesh's second movie as hero, Vaaraayo Vennilaave. At the
audio launch of Vikraman's Ninaithathu Yaaro, Bala expressed interest in acting and
his desire to become a hero.[10] He will soon turn hero in a film to be directed by K.
Selva Bharathy titled Parry's Corner. The film is said to ponder over the fact that
while migrants to Chennai hit it big, Chennai-ties still live mediocre lives. Bala will be
playing a cycle rickshaw driver.[11][12][13]

Philanthropy[edit]
Bala is a law graduate and works as an advocate. He has contested local municipal
elections twice as an independent candidate, losing only by slender margins. Bala,
who identifies himself as an Ambedkarite, says,[4]

I am always involved in community activities. I like helping people. I would have been
a politician if I had not become a singer.

Filmography[edit]
As playback singer[edit]
Films

Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

"Pathinoru Peru Solo

Aattam" Srikanth Srikanth
2007 Piragu Credited as Anathai Bala
"Unnaipola Deva Deva, Srilekha
Pennai" Parthasarathy

Jeyrom
2008 "Phona Pottu" Thodakkam Credited as Anathai Bala
Pushparaj

"Chikku Bukku Srikanth

2008 Vedha Credited as Anathai Bala
Rayilu" Deva

"Aadi Pona
Aavani" Santhosh Also composed
[14]
2012 Attakathi
"Nadukadalula Narayanan 'Nadukadalula Kappala'
Kappala"

Santhosh
2012 "Nenaikuthey" Pizza [15]

Narayanan

Muralidhar, Ra
"Duet Song" Kanna Laddu hul
2013 "Pottiyunnu Thinna S. Thaman Nambiar, Ranji [16]

Vanthuputta" Aasaiya th
Solo

G. V.
"Thannai
2013 Paradesi Prakash [17]

Thaane"
Kumar
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

"Edhathaan
2013 Kanduttey Nee Settai S. Thaman [18]

Pudhusa"

"Mannadacha
Pandhu"
2013 Gouravam S. Thaman
"Oru
Grammam"

G. V.
2013 "Ora Kannala" Udhayam NH4 Prakash
Kumar

Soodhu Santhosh
2013 "Kaasu Panam" Andony Dasan [19]

Kavvum Narayanan

Pattathu
2013 "Poosani Kaai" S. Thaman [20]

Yaanai

Pusthakamlo
Gunwanth
2013 "Ayyo Ramare" Konni Pageelu Telugu film
Sen
Missing

Srikanth
2013 "Sandhegam" Arya Surya [21]

Deva

G. V. G. V. Prakash
2013 "Hey Baby" Raja Rani Prakash Kumar, [22]

Kumar Aishwarya

Idharkuthane
Siddharth
2013 "En Veetula" Aasaipattai [23]

Vipin
Balakumara

Santhosh Rap by Vineet

2013 "Pa Pa" Pizza II: Villa [24]

Narayanan Mani
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

Naveena
2013 "Vaazhka Oru" Saraswathi Prem Kumar [25]

Sabatham

3D Thaedi Karthik
2013 "Odi Odi"
Pidi Adi Harsha

"Run For Your Yuvan ft.

2013 Biriyani
life" Shankar Raja PSYCHO.unit

James Sunandhan,
2013 "Sethu Po" Vizha [26]

Vasanthan Theodore

"Nee Quarter Princeten

2014 Be Right Back [27]

Nan Water" Charles

"Aaru Adi
Veedu" S. N.
2014 Goli Soda [28]

"All Your Arunagiri

Beauty"

G. V.
"Don't Worry
2014 Nimirndhu Nil Prakash S. Selva
Be Happy"
Kumar

Santhosh
2014 "Enda Mapla" Cuckoo Sathish, Dhee [29]

Narayanan

"Vaazhkai
2014 Marumunai Sathya Dev
Thaan"

Oru Kanniyum
"Bachelor Moonu Natarajan Rap by Premgi
2014 [30][31]

Enakke" Kalavaanikalu Sankaran Amaren

m

[32]
2014 "Lovely Naan Sigappu G. V. Vijay
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

Prakash, Megh
Prakash a, Aryan
Ladies" Manithan
Kumar Dinesh, G. V.
Prakash Kumar

Pongadi
Neengalum M. A.
2014 "Oru Ponnu" Kannan [33]

Unga Ramakrishnan
Kadhalum

Yaamirukka
2014 "Adaikalam" SN Prasad El Fe Choir [34]

Bayamey

"Chinnadaaga Adhu Vera

2014 Taj Noor [35]

Morachiputta" Idhu Vera

Vivek Siva
"Kelunganne
2014 Vadacurry Mervin [36]

Kelunga"
Solomon

Chinnaponnu,
G. V.
"Kokkara Ashwitha,
2014 Saivam Prakash [37]

Kozhi" Harish,
Kumar
Aishwarya

Aindhaam
Thalaimurai
2014 "Elarai" Sidha Simon Yabama JO [38][39]

Vaidhiya
Sigamani

Kadhalai
"Nokia Ponnu
Thavira Srikanth
2014 Samsung Simrutha [40]

Verondrum Deva
Paiyan"
Illai

"Porappu
2014 Poriyaalan M.S. Jones [41]

Erappu"
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

Sean Roldan,
"Kaakidha Tholkappiyan,
Santhosh
2014 Kappal" Madras Santhosh [42]

Narayanan
"Irandhidava" Narayanan
Solo

"Athangarai Harris Emcee Vickey

2014 Yaan [43][44][45]

Orathile" Jayaraj (rap)

Dhanraj Dhanraj
2014 "Johny Johny" Vennila Veedu [46]

Manickam Manickam

2014 Royapuram-13 Dheen Dayal Short film[47]

"Ayya Rajesh
2014 Jaihind 2 Arjun Janya [48]

Padichavare" Krishnan

"En
Appuchi Vishal Vishnu
2014 Karunchingama [49]

Gramam Chandrasekar Muralee

ai"

Murugaatrupa Ganesh
2014 "Vaada Poda"
dai Raghavendra

Naaigal Dharan
2014 "Doggy Style" [50]

Jaakirathai Kumar

"Kannaadithan
2014 Aaaah [51]

da"

2014 "Gumthalakka" Gugan Guru Kalyan Sri Nisha [52]

Cricket
2014 "20-20" Deepan [53]

Scandal
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

"Venaam Velmurugan Srikanth Naveen

2014
Mappilla" Borewells Deva Madhav

Saravana
2014 "Enna Solla" D. Vijay [54]

Poigai

Vijay
2014 "Jinji Nakka" Nee Yen Uyire [55]

Manthra

"Santhayila Saravanan Dhanraj

2014
Bajarula" Engira Surya Manickam

"Ponnuga
2014 Win U. K. Murali
Buththi"

2014 "Kadhalikka" Rettai Kathir Deva Kumar [56]

"Thamizh Thiraipada Nithin

2014 [57]

Nattin" Nagaram Karthik

"Ambaani Vaaraayo
2014 Karthik Raja
Ponnu" Vennilaave

Naveen
Saajan
2014 "Yenda" Ula Madhav, Dway [58][59]

Madhav
ne Bravo

"Nadukadulula
2014 Vaaliba Raja Radhan Radhan [60]

"

"Atta Kathi Mozhivathu Nithyan

2014 [61]

Mokka Peesu" Yathenil Karthik

[62]
2014 "Adhaaru Yennai Harris Vijay Prakash
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

Udhaaru" Arindhaal... Jayaraj

Manam
"Jallikattu
2014 Nilluna R.G. Allen
Kaalai"
Nikkadhadi

"Kastathae
2014 Maalumi Baskar
Yaaru Kitta"

"Friend Rombha
Ram
2014 Nambuda", Nallavan Da
Surender
"God God" Nee

Love
2014 Pannunga Life [63]

Nallarukkum

"Aashe Superstar
2014 Sai Karthik Telugu film[64]
Paddadu" Kidnap

"Kaal Mulacha Mei

2014 K. R. Kawin K. R. Kawin
Beer" Marandhen

Ravi Saint and

2014 "Devadas" Arziyaan Ramnath
(Ksmusic) (Malaysia)

G. V.
"Vandha Karunas, Arun
2014 Darling Prakash
Malai" Raja Kamaraj
Kumar

Tamil dubbed version

'"Currency Chinni of Vasool
2014 Currency Raja
Raja" Charan Raja starring Navdeep an
d Sri Hari
Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

Yuvan
2015 "Vandha Kada" Vai Raja Vai
Shankar Raja

Dhanraj
2015 "Sonu papadi" Soan Papdi Sivani
Manickam

Santhosh
"Paatha Oru Inimey
2015 Kumar
Lookula" Ippadithaan
Dayanidhi

G. V.
Trisha Illana
2015 "Dakalti" Prakash
Nayanthara
Kumar

"Chinna Charles Shafiq Sidhartha

2015
Vayasula" Karthiga Mohan

"Ulagam
Oruvanukka", Santhosh
2016 Kabali
"Veera Narayanan
Thurandhara"

Azhahendra
"Naan Rajin
2016 Sollukku
Kaaylankada" Mahadev
Amudha

"Rotora
2016 Ammani K
Padhayile"

Kilambitangay
ya
2018 "Kaattu Vaasi" Sreekanth
Kilambitangay
ya

"Maadila
Santhosh
2018 Nikkura Vada Chennai Dhee
Narayanan
Maankutty"
 Yea Co-
Song(s) Film Composer Notes
r Singer(s)

2018 "Kurukupettai" Vaandu A R Neshan

Vikram
"Kudure Vasisht,
2018 Aadi Purana Kannada film
Kudure" Chandana
Vasisht

Siddhu
2021 "What A Life" Trip
Kumar

Vishal
Oh
2021 "Aao Ji Aao" Chandrashek
Manapenne
har

"Kadamaiyai Kadamaiyai
2022 Arunraj
Sei" Sei

 The films are listed in order that the film released, regardless of the dates
the music released.
Television

Co-
Year Song(s) Serials Composer Channels
Singer(s)

"Uruvaakum
2013 Vamsam Sun TV
Karuvil"

Darling Vishal
2016 "Darling Da Da" Zee Tamil
Darling Chandrasekhar

As lyricist[edit]
Year Song(s) Film Composer

Santhosh
2012 "Nadukadalula Kappala" Attakathi
Narayanan
Year Song(s) Film Composer

"Love Letter"
2013 Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya S. Thaman
"Pottiyunnu Vanthuputta"

"Edhathaan Kanduttey Nee

2013 Settai S. Thaman
Pudhusa"

G. V. Prakash
2013 "Ora Kannala" Udhayam NH4
Kumar

Santhosh
2013 "Kaasu Panam" Soodhu Kavvum
Narayanan

2013 "Sandhegam" Arya Surya Srikanth Deva

G. V. Prakash
2013 "Hey Baby" Raja Rani
Kumar

2013 "Vaazhka Oru" Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham Prem Kumar

2014 "Sokkathaan Aadu" Kalavaram F.S. Faisal

"Aaru Adi Veedu"

2014 Goli Soda S. N. Arunagiri
"All Your Beauty"

G. V. Prakash
2014 "Don't Worry Be Happy" Nimirndhu Nil
Kumar

Santhosh
2014 "Enda Mapla" Cuckoo
Narayanan

2014 "Vaazhkai Thaan" Marumunai Sathya Dev

Anirudh
2014 "Open the Tasmac" Maan Karate
Ravichander
Year Song(s) Film Composer

Oru Kanniyum Moonu

2014 "Bachelor Enakke" Natarajan Sankaran
Kalavaanikalum

2014 "Avalai Nambithan" Salim Vijay Antony[65]

2014 "Porappu Erappu" Poriyaalan M.S. Jones

2014 "Scenu Scenu" Sigaram Thodu D. Imman

"Kaakidha Kappal" Santhosh

2014 Madras
"Irandhidava" Narayanan

2014 "Nadukadulula" Vaaliba Raja Radhan

2014 "20-20" Cricket Scandal Deepan

2014 "Jinji Nakka" Nee Yen Uyire Vijay Manthra

2014 "Santhayila Bajarula" Saravanan Engira Surya Dhanraj Manickam

2014 "Jallikattu Kaalai" Manam Nilluna Nikkadhadi R.G. Allen

2014 Velachery Tajnoor

2014 Kadavan Srikanth Deva

2014 Yevan A.K. Sasidharan

2014 Aaaah

2014 Love Pannunga Life Nallarukkum

Year Song(s) Film Composer

Yuvan Shankar
2015 "Vandha Kadha" Vai Raja Vai
Raja

Santhosh
2015 "Partha Oru Lookla" Inimey Ippadithan
Dhayanidhi

As actor[edit]
Year Film Role Notes

Also Appearance in the song 'Pathinoru

2007 Piragu Mechanic
Peru'

Special Appearance in the song 'Chikku

2008 Vedha Himself
Bukku'[66]

Special Appearance in the song 'Ora

2013 Udhayam NH4 Himself
Kannala'

Special Appearance in the song 'Kaasu

2013 Soodhu Kavvum Himself
Panam'

2013 Raja Rani Himself Special Appearance in the song 'Hey Baby'

Special Appearance in the song 'Sokkathaan

2014 Kalavaram
Aadu'

Special Appearance in the song 'Don't

2014 Nimirndhu Nil
Worry Be Happy'

Special Appearance in the song 'Vaazhkai

2014 Marumunai
Thaan'[67]

Oru Kanniyum Moonu Special Appearance in promo song

2014 Himself
Kalavaanikalum 'Bachelor Enakke'[68]
Year Film Role Notes

Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha

2014 Special Appearance in the song 'The Elarai'
Vaidhiya Sigamani

2014 Kaadhal 2014 Special Appearance in the song 'Oh Jinglee'

Special Appearance in the song 'Nokia

2014 Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai Himself
Ponnu Samsung Paiyan'

Special Appearance in the song

2014 Madras
'Irandhidava'

Special Appearance in the song 'Ayya

2014 Jaihind 2 Himself
Padichavare'

Special Appearance in the song

2014 Aaaah
'Kannaadithanda'

2015 Rombha Nallavan Da Nee

Special Appearance in the song 'Ambaani

2015 Vaaraayo Vennilaave
Ponnu'[4]

Special Appearance in the song 'Atta Kathi

2015 Mozhivathu Yathenil
Mokka Peesu'

Special Appearance in the song "Manasu

2016 Nanaiyatha Mazhaiye
Sari Illai"

Special Appearance in the song "Kaalai

2016 Andaman
Maalai"

2021 Sarpatta Parambarai Uncredited Role

2023 Yevan
Television Appearance[edit]
Yea
Programme / Show Role Channel Language Notes
r

Contestan Wildcard (Entered Day 28)

2023 Bigg Boss Tamil 7 Vijay TV Tamil
t Evicted Day 49

Awards[edit]
Year Film Award Ceremony Category Song(s) Result

Nadukadalula
Best Playback
Vikatan Awards 2012 Kappala Won
Singer (Male)
Aadi Pona Aavani

Attakath Best Male Playback

2013 7th Annual Vijay Nadukadalula
i Singer Nominated
Awards Kappala
Best Lyricist

Chennai Times Film Nadukadalula

Best Singer (Male) Nominated
Awards 2012[69][70][71] Kappala

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