Gana Bala is an Indian playback singer, lyricist and actor, known primarily for singing in the Tamil film industry. In 2023, he participated in the Tamil version of the reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss’ Season 7, which aired on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.
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Wiki/Biography
Gana Bala was born as M. Bala Murugan on Sunday, 20 June 1971 (age 52 years; as in 2023) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied Botany at Presidency College, Chennai. Later, he earned a master’s degree in Botany. He also has a law degree.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is VS Mani and mother’s name is M. Punniam.
wife and children
His wife’s name is B Nathiya. The couple has two children, a girl and a boy named Abhimanyu.
Gana Bala with his wife and children
livelihood
singer
film
In 2007, he made his singing debut with the song ‘Pathinoru Peru Attam’ from the Tamil film ‘Piragu’.
Poster of the 2007 Tamil film ‘Piragu’
In 2012, she gained recognition after singing the songs ‘Aadi Pona Avani’ and ‘Nadukadalula Kappala’ from the Tamil film ‘Attakathi’. He has worked with many top composers like Yuvan Shankar Raja, GV Prakash Kumar and Srikanth Deva. She has lent her voice to many hit Tamil songs, including ‘Lovely Ladies’ from the Tamil film ‘Naan Sigappu Manithan’ (2014), ‘Ulagam Oruvanukka’ and ‘Kadamiyai Sei’ from the Rajinikanth starrer film ‘Kabali’ (2016). 2022 Tamil film ‘Kadhamiyai Sei.’
Television
In 2008, he appeared as a contestant on Kalaignar TV’s reality singing show ‘Gaana Kuyil Pattu’ and won the show.
She lent her voice to the song ‘Uruvakum Karuvil’ for Sun TV’s Tamil family show ‘Vamsam’, which aired in 2013. In 2016, she sang the song ‘Darling Da Da’ for Zee Tamil’s comedy TV show ‘Darling Darling’.
album
In 2011, he released his music album named ‘Vanavil’.
lyricist
Apart from singing, he has also worked as a lyricist in many Tamil films. In 2012, he debuted as a lyricist with the song ‘Nadukadalula Kappala’ from the Tamil film ‘Attakathi’. He has written lyrics for several Tamil songs, including ‘Edhathaan Kandutte Nee Pudhusa’ (2013), ‘Seenu Seen’ (2014), ‘Santhayila Bajrula’ (2014), and ‘Partha Oru Lukala’ (2015).
actor
film
In 2007, he made his acting debut as a mechanic in the Tamil crime drama film ‘Piragu’; He appeared in a small role in the film. She has made special appearances in the music videos of several Tamil songs, including ‘Sokkathan Aadu’ (2014), ‘Ambani Ponnu’ (2015), ‘Atta Kathi Mokka Peesu’ (2015), and ‘Manasu Sari Illai’ (2016).
Television
In 2023, he appeared in Star Vijay’s Tamil reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss’ Season 7 as one of the five wildcard contestants.
Gana Bala in a scene from the Tamil reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss’ Season 7
Advocate
Before working in the Tamil entertainment industry, he worked as a lawyer in the Madras High Court.
award
In 2013, he won the Best Playback Singer (Male) award at the Vikatan Awards 2012 for the songs ‘Aadi Pona Avani’ and ‘Nadukadala Kappala’ from the Tamil film ‘Attakathi’.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Gana Bala is also called ‘Anathai Bala’ and ‘Gana Kuyil King’ Bala.
- In an interview, he revealed that if he had not become a singer, he would have been a politician. He contested local municipal elections twice as an independent candidate; However, he lost both times by narrow margins.
- He considers himself an Ambedkarite.
- In 2017, he had announced that he would stop singing in films. While talking about why he retired in an interview, he said,
I turned 48 this month and on my birthday I took a resolution to stop singing in films by the end of this year. I was lucky enough to get noticed by a musician. This gave me a big break and after that I never looked back. But now, the time has come to give this opportunity to others who deserve it. If I don’t sing 100 songs, it means the opportunity will go to 100 other people, right? I wrote most of my own songs. But I don’t do that anymore because a lot of people expect me to write lyrics in obscure language, just because it’s catchy, and it doesn’t mean anything to me. So I gave it some time. I will complete all my recordings within this year. I will also continue to sing for charitable and welfare causes.
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