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Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation.

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date of birth
1953-06-04
start of work period
1979-00-00
date of death
2023-05-03
name in native language
மனோபாலா
end of work period
2023-00-00
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  • Early life
  • Career
  • Personal life
  • Death
  • Partial filmography
  • Director
  • Films
  • Serials
  • As an actor
  • Tamil films
  • Telugu films
  • Malayalam films
  • Television
  • As producer
  • As dubbing artist
  • Notes
  • References
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Balachandar (8 December 1953 – 3 May 2023), known by his stage name Manobala (), was an Indian actor, film producer, director, comedian, and YouTuber who predominantly played supporting roles in Tamil-language films. He worked predominantly in the film industry for nearly forty years and was notable for his unique body language and dialogue delivery and was also well known for his intonation.

== Early life == Manobala was born as Balachandar in a Marungoor village near Nagercoil , Kanyakumari District, but did most of his primary education in Bangalore and Thirukattupalli for grades 10 and 11. He later studied at the Government College of Fine Arts, when he started writing articles under the pen name Manobala, and also learnt Bharatanatyam and the Veena.

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