Gana Bala is a well-known Indian playback singer, lyricist, and actor who specializes in Gaana music in Tamil. |
In the year 2023, he made a surprise appearance as a wildcard contestant on the Tamil reality TV show 'Bigg Boss' season 7, airing on Star Vijay and Disney+ Hotstar. |
Before joining the Tamil music industry, he worked as a lawyer at the Madras High Court. |
In 2012, Gana Bala rose to fame by singing in the songs 'Aadi Pona Aavani' and 'Nadukadalula Kappal' for the Tamil movie 'Attakathi'. |
He has collaborated with various renowned Tamil music composers including Yuvan Shankar Raja, G. V. Prakash Kumar, and Srikanth Deva. |
Some of his popular Tamil songs are 'Lovely Ladies' from 'Naan Sigappu Manithan' (2014), 'Ulagam Oruvanukka' from 'Kabali' (2016), and 'Kadamaiyai Sei' from 'Kadamaiyai Sei' (2022). |
In 2011, Gana Bala released a music album called 'Vaanavil'. |
His singing credits include 'Uruvaakum Karuvil' for Sun TV's show 'Vamsam' in 2013. |
In 2016, he sang the title track 'Darling Da Da' for Zee Tamil's comedy show 'Darling Darling'. |
Besides singing, he has appeared in music videos for Tamil songs like 'Don’t Worry Be Happy' (2014), 'Ambaani Ponnu' (2015), 'Atta Kathi Mokka Peesu' (2015), and 'Manasu Sari Illai' (2016). |
In an interview, he revealed that if he hadn't pursued singing, he would have opted for a career in politics and had contested local municipal elections twice but didn't win. |
Gana Bala identifies himself as a follower of B. R. Ambedkar. |
He has penned lyrics for many Tamil songs such as 'Edhathaan Kanduttey Nee Pudhusa' (2013), 'Scenu Scenu' (2014), 'Santhayila Bajarula' (2014), and 'Partha Oru Lookla' (2015). |
In 2017, he announced his retirement from singing for films citing reasons like giving opportunities to younger talents and his lack of interest in writing meaningless lyrics despite their popularity. He plans to focus on singing for charitable and welfare purposes. |