Bala Ganapathi William

Bala Ganapathi William @ BGW
Born Bala Ganapathi William
16th January 1990
Sungai Petani, Kedah
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation Actor, Anchor, TV Host, Producer, Director
Years active 2012 - present

Bala Ganapathi William is an Indian actor, anchor and producer of Indian origin in Malaysian Tamil Cinema / Malaysian Indian Cinema.[1] He is also known by his initials BGW. He is the founder and CEO of BGW Studios Pvt Ltd, also known as BGW Studios Sdn Bhd.

Early life and education

William born to a Malaysian Indian family in Sungai Petani, Kedah. He finished his primary education at SJK (T) Saraswathy, a Tamil school in Sungai Petani, Kedah. He completed his secondary education at SMK Bandar Sungai Petani in 2007. After completing his secondary education, he was selected for an intercultural student exchange program under AFS Intercultural Programs from 2008 until 2009. In 2009, he joined AIMST University in Kedah and finished his pre-engineering/foundation in engineering course. In 2010, he studied for a bachelor's in Honors Mechatronic Engineering at UCSI University.

Selected Filmography

William made his feature film debut appearance in Malaysia's Tamil language movie, Vivaagarathu.[2][3][4] Beside acting, BGW has also directed short films.

Movie

Year Title Language Note Ref
2014 Vivaagarathu Tamil Directed by: THR Revathy
2016 Vinay Tamil Directed by: Ben G
2016 Pavithra Tamil Directed by: Soma Kanthan [5]

Television

William appeared for the first time on television on 2009 in a program titled 'Alaram 2' on ASTRO Vaanavil, at the age of 19. He made his debut as a host, TV anchor in a dance competition titled Yuttha Medai which was previously known as Aattam 100 Vagai in ASTRO Vaanavil in November 2012. He made his debut in acting in a TV Drama titled 'Alarum Pookkal', also knowns as '3 Doctors' which was aired in RTM TV2 channel in 2013.

His program Rasikka Rusikka was a big hit among all in 2014, ASTRO Vinmeen HD. Rasikka Rusikka is a street food program whereby William travels on a bike and tastes all the best street foods throughout Malaysia. In 2015, once again William was the anchor for Rasikka Rusikka Season 2. The Season 2 of Rasikka Rusikka program was on air in Malaysia & Singapore TV channels simultaneously.

Year Title Role Channel Ref/Note
2012 Yuttha Medai[6] Host/Anchor Astro Vaanavil
2012 Vazhkai Valvatharke Supporting Role Astro Vaanavil Directed by: V.Nagaraj
2012 Alaigal Host TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj
2012 Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga Lead Role Astro Vaanavil Deepavali special
2013 Kambatthu Pongal Host Astro Vaanavil Pongal special
2013 Alarum Pookkal Lead Male-Hero TV2
2013 Vaanavil Super Star (Backstage with Bala) Online Host Astro Vaanavil
2013 Time Out Participant TV2
2013 Marakkappattavargal Main Cast Astro Vaanavil
2014 Rasikka Rusikka Season 1 Host Astro Vinmeen HD [7]
2014 Kalai Aranggam Host / Anchor TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj [8]
2014 Kaaval Main Cast TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj [9]
2014 Yen Nanban, Yen Uyir Lead Male-Hero Astro Vaanavil Directed by: CJ.Baskar - India
2014 Velvi 2 Lead Male -Hero TV2 Directed by: MS.Kalai
2014 Yetho Mayakkam Lead Male -Hero Astro Vinmeen HD Directed by: Muralikrishnan Munian
2014 Annamalai Season 1 Supporting Role MediaCorp Vasantham Singapore Tamil Drama.[10]
2015 Grahanam Lead Male TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj
2015 Gundhu Ponnae Lead Male- Hero TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj
2015 Annamalai Season 2 Main Cast MediaCorp Vasantham Singapore Tamil Drama
2015 Velicham Host / Anchor TV2 Directed by: V.Nagaraj
2015 Rasikka Rusikka Season 2 Host / Anchor Astro Vinmeen HD

TVC

Music Video

Film Production

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2013&dt=0822&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.jeifm.com/component/k2/item/390-vivaagarathu-official-trailer#.VTT4GJM4cuo
  3. ↑ http://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2014.9719.vivaagarathu.18760
  4. ↑ http://www.indianosai.com/2014/05/vivaagarathu-movie-for-you.html
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-KXW0BaoLE
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO6sjImJCRs&list=PLqCrAz19DGD0UYGg5KsqWaHBx7Ovg7nNG
  7. ↑ http://www.astroulagam.com.my/showpage/tabid/4200/showid/65/language/en-US/Rasikka-Rusikka
  8. ↑ http://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/tv/tvguide/?pdate=16/05/2014&chn=tv2
  9. ↑ http://www.kkkhanna.com/?page_id=21
  10. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/television/story/newcomer-stars-tamil-epic-drama-20141224
  11. ↑ http://mytamilchannel.com/index/vinod-kumar-paarkamal/
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