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Bala

16 credited titles on WatchWise

Bala is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, working in Tamil cinema. Bala is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Tamil cinema" through his realistic, dark and disturbing depiction of the working class on celluloid screen. He has received several awards and recognition for his work, including the National Film Award for Best Director for his fourth feature film Naan Kadavul (2009).

Bala in one minute

Strongest genre

Action

₹97 cr · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Pulimurugan

₹244 cr

Standout efficiency

7.6x

Pulimurugan · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

₹217 cr

Combined reported budget

₹67 cr

Gross / budget

3.2x

Bankability Index

38 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in ₹ crore, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.