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.
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.
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 The Battle of Algiers Bicycle Thieves
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 Writer2013 Chennaiyil Oru Naal Vana Yuddham Tamil version 2016 Manithan 2018 6 Athiyayam Anthology film; segment: "Misai"Diya Tamil version Lakshmi Tamil version2019 Nethraa Watchman 2021 Thalaivii 2023 Memories 2024 Uyir Thamizhukku 2026 Mylanji
As actor Chithiram Pesuthadi (2006) Vaalmiki (2009) Madrasapattinam (2010) Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010) Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012)
Web series Love Bullet (2021)
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