Kochi: The Kadavanthra police arrested actor Bala alias Balakumar on Monday morning following a complaint filed by his ex-wife, Amrutha Suresh.
In her plaint, Amrutha accused Bala of insulting her through social media posts and claimed that his videos had emotionally harmed their daughter. She claimed that Bala violated their divorce agreement, which prohibits personal taunts. “He is constantly disturbing me and my 12-year-old daughter, even giving paid online interviews about us,” she added.
Bala’s manager, Rajesh, was also taken into custody, and both arrests were made at the actor’s flat in Kochi. According to Manorama News, the actor has been charged with outraging the modesty of a woman and faces additional charges under juvenile justice laws, all non-bailable.Police registered the case on October 12, identifying three individuals as accused. Bala is the primary accused, followed by Rajesh as the second accused, and Ananthakrishnan, the founder of Film Factory, as the third accused.
Bala had previously alleged that Amrutha was preventing him from seeing their daughter. However, the girl later shared a video on Instagram detailing the emotional distress she and her mother experienced due to her father’s behaviour.
The first international concert from abroad in 2026 and the 2nd consecutive year of the monthly Carnatic Music concert series of the International Chamber, Parakkadathu Koyickal Trust, Tripunithura, Kerala, have been hosted from OHIO, U.S.A. Vocal Sangeetha Vidushi Ms. Dhivya Senthil Murugan, Violinist Ms. Medha Lalyt Iyer, and Mridangam Vidwan Sri Lalit Subramanian have accompanied on 13-02-2026 from OHIO, USA.
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SRUTHI MATHAA… LAYA PITHAA… The International Chamber for Indian Music & Culture, an international initiative of Parakkadathu Koyickal Trust, Tripunithura, Kerala, has hosted the 2nd
