Junior Balaiah

Raghu Balaiah, popularly known as Junior Balaiah (born 28 June 1953) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of actor T. S. Balaiah, Junior Balaiah has primarily featured in supporting roles throughout his career, which has stretched over forty years.[3]

Junior Balaiah
Born
Raghu Balaiah[1]

(1953-06-28) 28 June 1953[2]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Actor, drama artiste
Years active1975–present
Spouses
  • Suzanna
  • Sethu Parvathy
ChildrenNiveditha
Rohit
ParentT.S. Balaiah
FamilyManochithra (sister)

Personal life

Junior Balaiah was born in Chennai as Raghu Balaiah on 28 June 1953. He was the third son of actor T. S. Balaiah. His home is Sundankottai, now in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu.[4] For personal reasons, he turned to Evangelism following Christianity.[5]

Career

T. S. Balaiah died three days into Junior Balaiah's first film as an actor. T. S. Balaiah was to act in a movie directed by M. R. Radha called Suttaan Sutten, in which Radha's son was to be played by Junior Balaiah and Balaiah's son was to be played by M. R. R. Vasu, but his death ended the production. Junior Balaiah consequently acted in several films but failed to recreate the success of his father. He subsequently became bankrupt and later began to practice Christianity, setting up a healing centre called Healing Stripes Ministry.[6]

In the 2010s, Balaiah made rare appearances in films and won acclaim for his portrayal of a headmaster in Saattai (2012). He appeared in four films in 2015 including Thani Oruvan and Puli.[7][8]

In 2014, Balaiah revealed his intentions of becoming a film producer to launch his son's acting career.[7]

Selected filmography

Web series

Television
  • Chithi (2000–2001) as James
  • Vazhkai (2000-2001) as Prabhakar's father
  • Chinna Papa Periya Papa (2014) Season 1 as Masanam

References
  1. "Celebs and Valentine's Day - 1 - ChennaiLiveNews.com". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. "Junior Balaiya". Nadigar Sangam. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. Guy, Randor (16 August 2014). "Darling of the masses". The Hindu.
  4. "Darling of the masses". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 23 August 2014.
  5. "Junior Balaiah". nettv4u.com. Chennai, India.
  6. "Actor Junior T. S. Balaiah's Testimony - 05/12/2010".
  7. Raman, Mohan (23 August 2014). "100 years of laughter". The Hindu.
  8. Raghavan, Nikhil (7 February 2015). "The ghost is clear". The Hindu.
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