Ajayan Bala
Occupation
Writer, actor, film director
Writer, actor, film director
Years active
2009–present
2009–present
Ajayan Bala is an Indian writer, actor, and film director from Kancheepuram, Tamilnadu. His book Ulaka cin̲imā varalār̲u : maun̲ayukam 1894-1929 was awarded as best book in the fine arts section by Tamil Nadu Government in 2007. He has written several fiction and non-fiction works in Tamil. He has written a history serial in the popular Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan.[1]
He has written story and screen play for the movies Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Manithan, and Thalaivii. He has also directed one of the chapters in the horror anthology 6 Athiyayam.[2]
Bibliography
Novels
- Pakalmeenkal (published as a serial in Kalki)
Short story collections
- Mayilvakanan and other stories (Marutha Pathippakam)
- Moondravathu Arai Nanbanin Kathal Kathai
- Ajayan Bala Sirukathaikal (Nathan Pathippakam)
- Muthukkal Pathu (Amrutha Pathippakam)
Translated Screenplays
Biographies
- Ambedkar
- Annai Theresa
- Oviyar Van Gogh
- Karl Marx
- Charlie Chaplin
- Che Guevara
- Nelson Mandela
- Nethaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- Periyar
- Martin Luther King
Other Non-Fiction
- Mudivatra Kalaignan: Marlon Brando
- Sumar Ezhuthalanum Super Star-um
- Semmozhi Sirpigal (Life of 100 Tamil scholars)
- Ulaka cin̲imā varalār̲u : maun̲ayukam 1894–1929
Filmography
As director and writer
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | |||
| 2013 | Chennaiyil Oru Naal | Template:No | Template:Partial | [3] |
| Vana Yuddham | Template:No | Template:Partial | Tamil version | |
| 2016 | Manithan | Template:No | Template:Partial | |
| 2018 | 6 Athiyayam | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Anthology film; segment: "Misai" |
| Diya | Template:No | Template:Partial | Tamil version | |
| Lakshmi | Template:No | Template:Partial | Tamil version | |
| 2019 | Nethraa | Template:No | Template:Partial | |
| Watchman | Template:No | Template:Partial | ||
| 2021 | Thalaivii | Template:No | Template:Partial | |
| 2023 | Memories | Template:No | Template:Partial | |
| 2024 | Uyir Thamizhukku | Template:No | Template:Yes | |
| 2026 | Mylanji | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
As actor
- Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006)
- Vaalmiki (2009)
- Madrasapattinam (2010)
- Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010)
- Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012)
Web series
- Love Bullet (2021)
References
- ↑ நாயகன் - அஜயன் பாலா, Correspondent, Vikatan. www.vikatan.com/(7 January 2009).
- ↑ An Interview with Ajayan Bala | SBS Your Language. www.sbs.com.au.
- ↑ Making a remake. The Hindu(19 July 2015).