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| birth_place = [[Nannilam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
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| occupation = [[Film director]], [[film producer]], [[screenwriter]]<br />
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| parents = Father : [[Kailasam Balachander]] <br><br />
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'''Bala Kailasam''' (26 October 1960 – 15 August 2014) was an Indian [[documentary filmmaker]] and [[playwright]] who worked mainly in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=K Balachander's son passes away - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/K-Balachanders-son-passes-away/articleshow/40313952.cms|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was the son of Tamil filmmaker [[K. Balachander|Kailasam Balachander]].<br />
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==Education==<br />
Bala Kailasam graduated in [[Electronics and Communication engineering|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, Iowa|Iowa City]].<br />
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== Career==<br />
Bala Kailasam was the Creative and Business Head of Min Bimbangal Productions Private Limited, which has produced TV programs in Tamil, [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Hindi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-16|title=South Television Industry lost a Visionary B Kailasam|url=https://www.medianews4u.com/south-television-industry-lost-a-visionary-b-kailasam/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=MediaNews4U|language=en-US}}</ref> He was also the Creative Head of [[Puthiya Thalaimurai TV|Puthiya Thalaimurai]] TV, 24-hour news channel in Tamil from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spotlight on Emotions|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/apr/21/spotlight-on-emotions-1804229.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* 1987 - [[The Twice Discriminated]]<br />
* 1992 - Veli<br />
* 1990 - Marabu Vasstu <br />
* 1992 - Quality, Our own Heritage<br />
* 2009 - WritingonWater<br />
* 2009 - NeerunduNilamundu<br />
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==Television series==<br />
1993 - Raghuvamsam, [[Sun TV Network|Sun TV]], Tamil<br />
1994 - Marmadesam, Sun TV, Tamil<br />
1995 - Ramany Vs Ramany (Tamil Sitcom), Sun TV, Tamil<br />
Nayyandi Durbar<br />
Veetukku Veedu Looty<br />
Kathai Alla Nijam<br />
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== Memorials==<br />
The Bala Kailasam Memorial Award for excellence in documentary film-making was established by Cinema Rendezvous Trust to honor Bala Kailasam.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-01-20|title=Mukul Haloi bags prize for documentary|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mukul-haloi-bags-prize-for-documentary/article26041374.ece|access-date=2020-11-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2017-10-26|title=Third edition of Bala Kailasam Memorial Award announced|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/third-edition-of-bala-kailasam-memorial-award-announced/article19922697.ece|access-date=2020-11-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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