October 14, 2024 10:48 am IST
Bala alias Balakumar, known for his roles in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, has been arrested on the complaint of his ex-wife Amrita Suresh.
Malayalam actor Bala aka Balakumar has been arrested by the Kadavanthra police in Ernakulam, Kerala on the complaint of his ex-wife and singer Amrita Suresh. According to a report in Manorama, he has been arrested for outraging the dignity of a woman along with additional charges under juvenile justice laws. (Also read: Famous Malayalam actor TP Madhavan passes away at the age of 88)
Bala was arrested
According to another report by News9, Bala’s driver, who was employed with the actor for three years, has submitted evidence to prove claims that he saw Bala attacking Amrita several times, including her daughter Avantika. who is now 12 years old, and others included. Relative.
“Now, I don’t want to hide anything because their relationship is over. Bala had brutally abused her and I was a witness to it. There were injury marks on her body for which she was undergoing treatment. “I was a witness to all this,” the driver wrote in a Facebook post, according to the report.
Bala’s video exchange with daughter
Bala had alleged that Amrita was preventing him from meeting his daughter. However, Avantika shared a video in which she claimed that Bala was abusing her mother and her. Bala responded in another video claiming that if Avantika does not want to meet him, then he would not want to have any relationship with her in future.
In her complaint, Amrita also claimed that Bala insulted her through social media posts and caused emotional harm to her daughter through his videos. Both Bala and his manager have been arrested from their Kochi flat.
Bala is a member of the third generation of the Malayalam film industry. His grandfather was the owner of Arunachal Studios. His father directed over 350 films and documentaries. His brother Shiv is also a film producer and cinematographer. Bala made his acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film 2 Mach, in which he was credited as Bala Kumar. She also made her Tamil debut with Anbu in 2003.
However, Bala gained most recognition in Malayalam cinema, in which he debuted with Kalabham in 2006. He has mostly played supporting actor roles, and his last release was Omar Lulu’s action comedy Bad Boys earlier this year.
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