The Best Bala Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thambi (2019) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is Lucifer (2019) with $3.96M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Bala Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Bala is credited on. Thambi (2019) leads with 69, followed by Lucifer (2019) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Bala Box Office Hits
Bala's films have made $5.99M worldwide in total. Lucifer (2019) is the biggest hit at $3.96M, ahead of Avan Ivan (2011) ($610K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Lucifer 2019 · Thriller $3.96M - 2
Avan Ivan 2011 · Thriller $610K - 3
Naan Kadavul 2009 · Action $413K - 4
Veeram 2014 · Action $231K - 5
Annaatthe 2021 · Family $230K - 6
Thambi 2019 · Thriller $176K - 7
Pulimurugan 2016 · Action $136K - 8
Naachiyaar 2018 · Thriller $82.2K - 9
Aanakallan 2018 · Comedy $62K - 10
Vanangaan 2025 · Drama $56.4K
The Best Bala Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bala has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 10 films, and Naan Kadavul (2009) is the pick of them.
- Action 10 films Naan Kadavul 2009 · Director
- Thriller 8 films Thambi 2019 · as Manimaaran MLA Movie Echo Score: 69
- Drama 6 films Vanangaan 2025 · Director
- Comedy 2 films Aanakallan 2018 · as Surya Narayanan
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Crime 1 film Bad Boyz 2024 · as Producer Kalai Singam Dorai Raj - Family 1 film Annaatthe 2021 · as Arjun Movie Echo Score: 20
The Best Bala Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bala's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Bala Movies
The most recent films Bala is credited on, newest first — starting with Vanangaan (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Vanangaan 2025 · Director
- Bad Boyz 2024 · Producer Kalai Singam Dorai Raj
- Annaatthe 2021 · Arjun
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Varmaa 2020 · Director - Thambi 2019 · Manimaaran MLA
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Fancy Dress 2019 · Gabriel -
Madura Raja 2019 · Thriller - Lucifer 2019 · Bhadran
- Aanakallan 2018 · Surya Narayanan
- Naachiyaar 2018 · Director
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The Unknown Craftsman 2017 · Drama - Pulimurugan 2016 · Shiva
The Best Bala Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bala films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Bala movie?
Thambi (2019) is the best-rated Bala film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69, ahead of Lucifer (2019) (68) and Madura Raja (2019) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thambi: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Bala movie?
Lucifer (2019) made the most at the box office, with $3.96M worldwide, followed by Avan Ivan (2011) with $610K. Together, Bala's films with box office figures have made $5.99M.
What is the best Bala action movie?
Naan Kadavul (2009) is the best-rated of Bala's action films. In other genres: Thambi (thriller), Vanangaan (drama) and Aanakallan (comedy).
What is the newest Bala movie?
The newest film on Bala's filmography is Vanangaan (2025), directed by Bala.
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