Personal Life
Balu was married to the popular actress Shoba, who committed suicide, aged 17, after shooting for the movie Samandhi Poo. In an interview to Anu Hasan in Koffee with Anu, he said that the tragedy of how Shobha was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie Moondram Pirai.
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