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ARPAN - T.N.BALAKRISHNA MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST

The journey of the destiny's child, Late Senior Kannada film actor – a comedian and a versatile actor – who devoid of short of hearing disability acted in over 561 films.

This site is created by Mrs.Geetha Bali.M. (third younger daughter of the late T.N.Balakrishna)

To commemorate the 16th Death Anniversary of my late father Mr.T.N.Balakrishna and pay tributes to him for his contributions in the Kannada Cinema of entertainment as a comedian and a versatile actor, inspite of his short of hearing disability which was not congenital but acquired due to his childhood trauma. His contribution to the Kannada Film Industry was his dream venture - a film studio, which was the first film studio to be established in Karnataka in 1965.

Hi, I am Mrs.Geeta Bali, the younger daughter of my late father indeed feel enormously highly privileged with an endearing bond as a daughter to pay my respectful and loving tributes to him by presenting this compendious facts of his biography and thus unfold his personal struggles, his persona, his dreams and contributions in the entertainment field of cinema and transcribe his memories to let them to be transpired and unto the world’s valuable attention to understand as how a man with short of hearing disability has succeeded in having acted in 561 films, which itself is a testimony for all sound barriers and also these facts should never go unmissable by similar passionate achievers worldover. I take pride to state that he was a stalwart whose passion for theatre, his determination, confidence in himself and his perseverance led him to succeed as one of the most acclaimed actor in Kannada Cinema. I salute him with due respect for all his achievements.

I consider this medium communication a precious opportunity to express my love and gratitude with due respect to each and every one in the film industry and theatre organizations who had shared their loving bonded friendship with my father and who were involved to be part of his successful career. From deep bottom of my heart I wish to convey my prayers and good wishes to one and all in the film fraternity and to his beloved theatre personality colleagues, well wishers and to his most loved Kannada film lovers.

I TAKE PRIDE TO DEDICATE THIS WEBSITE IN HONOUR OF MY FATHER:

A MESSAGE:- Though devoid of short of hearing disability Mr.T.N.Balakrishna stand as a testimony for sound barriers for having acted in 561 films. Only a will to work for the goal can help a person to succeed in life. Struggles are experiments to attain success, struggles are not the end but adventures which make one competent for an ultimate success. Whereas contentment is the dias for peace, in what we have and in turn which solely means end to sorrow.