Chaplin Balu is an Indian actor and comedian who predominantly featured in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. For the major part of his acting career, he shared screen space with fellow veteran comedian actor Vadivelu in many film comedy sequences. He had acted in over 150 films in his acting career.
Chaplin Balu | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Career
editDuring his acting career, he frequently collaborated with lead actor Vijay in most of the latter's earlier films, often appearing as a friend of him in a supporting character role. Chaplin Balu was one of the five close friends of Vijay alongside Vaiyapuri, Vivek, Dhamu and Mayilsamy and the five of them often teamed up with Vijay in majority of the films during his initial stages of his acting career.[1]
His prominent collaborations with Vijay include Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), Senthoorapandi (1993), Deva (1995), Coimbatore Mappillai (1996), Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996), Vasantha Vaasal (1996), Once More (1997) and these films significantly marked the integral part of the initial phase of Vijay's acting career before making a rapid transformation in 2000s. At the shooting set of Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996), Vijay engaged in a heated exchange with his own father S. A. Chandrasekhar where Vijay asked for the rationale behind slapping Chaplin Balu for a careless mistake committed by an assistant director in the shooting spot, which Chandrasekhar mistook and misunderstood as he thought the mistake was due to Chaplin Balu's fault.[2][3]
He also collaborated in comedy sequences along with veteran actor Vivek in several of his films including Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000), Budget Padmanabhan (2000), Shahjahan (2001), Saamy (2003), Dhool (2003). In Prabhu Deva starrer, Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000), he alongside Vivek and Mayilsamy acted in a film sequence which was shot and set within a single take.[4] He also reportedly gave an hint to Vivek to apply dirty particles and black stain around his body in order to capture and grab the attention of audience for the comedy track sequence in Vijay starrer Shahjahan (2001), which also involved veteran actress Kovai Sarala where the latter played the role of a beggar woman.[5] Chaplin Balu also featured in few scenes playing as a sidekick to Vivek in Shahjahan and subsequently appeared in scenes related to the romance and chemistry sequences involving Vivek and Kovai Sarala as both of them had embraced the lives of being street beggars in Shahjahan.
However, his career took a backseat when veteran actor Vadivelu often interfered and took away the acting opportunities of him and other character artists. Initially, he was signed to play a role in Poonthottam (1998) and shoot for the film for ten days but Vadivelu advantage and took the role instead.[5] Vadivelu apparently did not let other supporting comedy actors to shine and peak using their own mannerisms and Chaplin Balu was one of the casualties of Vadivelu's antics according to sources.[6] He later began to act in small budgeted films collaborating with debutant directors.
Filmography
edit- Naalaiya Theerpu (1992)
- Senthoorapandi (1993)
- Sathyavan (1994)
- Deva (1995)
- Coimbatore Mappillai (1996)
- Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996)
- Vasantha Vaasal (1996)
- Kadhal Desam (1996)
- Once More (1997)
- Vasuke (1997)
- Kizhakkum Merkkum (1998)
- Tholi Prema (1998; Telugu)
- Anantha Poongatre (1999)
- Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum (1999)
- Nenjinile (1999)
- Paattali (1999)
- Nilave Mugam Kaattu (1999)
- Ninaivirukkum Varai (1999)
- Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000)
- Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000)
- Ilaiyavan (2000)
- Manasu (2000)
- Sudhandhiram (2000)
- Budget Padmanabhan (2000)
- Kann Thirandhu Paaramma (2000)
- Shahjahan (2001)
- Love Marriage (2001)
- Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001)
- Poove Pen Poove (2001)
- Mitta Miraasu (2001)
- Raja (2002)
- H2O (2002; Kannada)
- Pesadha Kannum Pesume (2002)
- Gemini (2002)
- Dhool (2003)
- Anjaneya (2003)
- Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu (2003)
- Saamy (2003)
- Manasellam (2003)
- Ghilli (2004)
- Maanasthan (2004)
- Loves (2004)
- Arivumani (2004)
- Englishkaran (2005)
- Sivakasi (2005)
- Vanakkam Thalaiva (2005)
- En Uyirinum Melana (2007)
- Sutta Pazham (2008)
- Kuruvi (2008)
- Iyakkam (2008)
- Unnai Kann Theduthe (2009)
- Sattapadi Kutram (2011)
- Osthe (2011)
- Onbadhule Guru (2013)
- Enbathettu (2017)
- Junga (2018)
- Azhagai Pookuthe (2023)
- Vizhithelu (2023)[7]
- Pagalariyaan (2024)[8]
References
edit- ^ சிவா (17 September 2024). "விஜய் என்கிட்ட சொன்னத வேற யாரும் சொல்லமாட்டாங்க!.. நெகிழும் சதீஷ்!." cinereporters.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." tamil.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Poorni (18 June 2024). "ஷூட்டிங்கில் கடுப்பாகி கன்னத்தில் பளார் விட்ட SAC.. கோபத்தின் உச்சிக்கே சென்ற விஜய்..!". Update News 360 | Tamil News Online (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ ஆவுடையப்பன், பேச்சி (31 May 2024). ""விவேக் எனக்கு கடவுள் மாதிரி.. இறந்தப்போ நான் பாக்கல" - நடிகர் சாப்ளின் பாலு". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b S, Kalyani Pandiyan. "Chaplin balu: 'சிநேகிதனே சிநேகிதனே; பிச்சைக்காரி கூட படுத்தா எப்படி? நான் விவேக்ட்ட சொன்ன உடனே சட்டுன்னு'-சார்லின் பாலு!". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ S, Kalyani Pandiyan. "Chaplin Balu: 'சினிமாவே நான்தான்னு நினைக்கக்கூடாது.. என் கேரக்டர பிடுங்கி நடிச்சாரு' - சார்லின் பாலு!". Tamil Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "'Vizhithelu' is an awareness film, says director Tamilchelvan - Exclusive". The Times of India. 28 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Pagalariyaan Teaser: Vetri is Wolf, a strange man on a mission". Cinema Express. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
edit- Chaplin Balu at IMDb