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Geetha Kailasam

Geetha Kailasam is an Indian film producer and actress who has been predominantly working on Tamil language films. Her father-in-law K. Balachander was a veteran film director and her husband Bala Kailasam was also a filmmaker.[1] She produced films under the production banner Minbimbangal.

Geetha Kailasam
OccupationActress
Years active1996-2004
2018-present
SpouseBala Kailasam
ParentK. Balachander (father-in-law)

Career

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She pursued her career as a chartered accountant, although she initially developed a firm interest and passion towards pursuing her career in acting.[2][1][3][4] Following her marriage with K. Balachander's son, Bala Kailasam, she took over the control of the Minbimbangal film production banner by auditing financial statements and later gradually began concentrating on producing commercial feature films, while also balancing her career aspirations as a chartered accountant.[1] She encouraged young female artists to utilise their skills effectively in order to stay relevant in the film industry, as such artists were under the watchful eyes of her during film shooting sessions funded by her film production company Minbimbangal.[2][5]

She produced television soap operas like Anni and Sahana, which were under the helm of her father-in-law K. Balachander's direction, as he also handled the story and screenplay of such television soap operas.[1] In April 2018, she directed her debut theatre play titled Oru Sila Pala Nimidamum Pechum as a tribute to K. Balachander and the play was based on the struggles women face in daily life.[3][6] Following her husband's death in 2014, she made the decision to act in films to look after her family as a breadwinner and asked for callsheets from filmmakers to cast her in films.[2]

In 2019, she was signed up to play a role in Ganesh Babu's directorial venture Kattil, after being approached with the script narrated by Ganesh Babu to her, and upon listening to the script, she felt that there is a scope for her in terms of showcasing her acting potential.[7] She began playing supporting roles in films, primarily in characterisation of motherhood roles including Maamannan (2023), Star (2024), Lubber Pandhu (2024), Amaran (2024) and Angammal (2024).[8][9][10][11] Her performance in the war action film, Amaran was critically acclaimed for her blend of humorous and serious emotional sequences during her dialogues with lead actor Sivakarthikeyan, playing the role of his mother to showcase a curious case of a paradoxical mother-son relationship due to the creative differences that erupt between them over the military.[12][13] Geetha's sufficient screen presence elevated the characterization of her, which had been one of the main pillars of the film's engaging screenplay.[14]

Filmography

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As an actor

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Films

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Television series

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As a producer

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Television series

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d migrator (2019-12-11). "KB sir never asked if I wanted to act: Geetha Kailasam". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ a b c "`கணவரின் இழப்பு; 50 வயதில் சினிமா வாய்ப்புக்கான ஓட்டம்...' - நடிகை கீதா கைலாசம் ஷேரிங்ஸ்". Vikatan (in Tamil). 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ^ a b Muralidharan, Kavitha (2018-04-20). "'Oru Sila Pala Nimidam': Writer Geetha Kailasam's first play is on a woman's struggle". The News Minute. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ ""நடிக்கணும்ங்கிறது இருபது வயசுல இருந்தே எனக்குக் கனவு!"". Vikatan. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "கீதா கைலாசம் நேர்காணல்: யாருக்காகவும் காத்திருக்காதீர்கள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ migrator (2018-04-20). "KB daughter-in-law dedicates her first play to him". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  7. ^ "KB's daughter-in-law is making a debut in filmdom". The Times of India. 2019-12-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ^ Features, C. E. (2024-04-06). "Kavin's Star gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  9. ^ "Lubber Pandhu Review: Harish Kalyan's Tamil Sports Drama 'A Good Family Watch'". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ Service, Express News (2024-11-12). "The adamant mother". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  11. ^ WebDesk. "இவரைப் பற்றி பேச்சே இல்லையே... மாமன்னனில் வடிவேலு மனைவியாக நடித்த கீதா கைலாசம் யார் தெரியுமா?". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  12. ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (2024-10-31). "'Amaran' movie review: Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi march into our hearts with this soul-stirring action film". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  13. ^ Kaushal, Sweta. "India: Big Global Scores For Tamil Films 'Kanguva', 'Amaran'". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  14. ^ "Amaran - Problematic propaganda | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
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