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Native name
  
വി. ബാലൻ

Height
  
1.63 m

Role
  
Actress


Name
  
V. Balan

Died
  
2002

Siblings
  
Priya Balan

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Born
  
1942
Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, Kerala state, India

Occupation
  
Painter, Sculptor, Architect,

Parent(s)
  
Venketachelam Pillai and Chellamma

Spouse
  
Siddharth Roy Kapur (m. 2012)

Movies
  
The Dirty Picture, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Kahaani, Ishqiya, Shaadi Ke Side Effects

Similar People
  
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V. Balan (17 October 1942 - 22 January 2002), popularly known as Artist V. Balan, was a sculptor and painter from India. He was born the son of Chellamma and Venketachelam Pillai in the small temple town of Perumbavoor, Kerala. In 1962 he earned a Diploma from the Cochin School of Art. Immediately after his studies, he started teaching at the same school. In 1970 he moved to Chennai as a freelance artist.

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At Chennai, he did his first ever Mosaic Art of the Risen Lord for a chapel of Salesian Provincialate. From 1972 onwards, he started designing the interiors of churches throughout India and acquired fame as an artist and architect of Christian places of worship.

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Ten years later he moved to Bangalore and established his studio, Arte Sacra, near the National Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical Centre.

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Introduction to Christian art

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For 15 years until 1982 Balan lived in Madras. His talents were versatile, varying from canvas to mosaic, from metal to wood and from sculpture to architecture. He executed Christian works in different parts of the country from the North - Rishikesh in the Himalayas - to the south and even to Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, he renovated the interior of St. Mary's Church at Negombo. He was the chief designer of the interior and the façade of the Stella Maris Cathedral in Port Blair, Andaman Islands. He later did more than 300 works related to churches and religious institutions during his tenure in Madras.

The artist on the move

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In 1983 Balan moved from Madras to Kothanur, a peaceful village in the suburbs of Bangalore, where he built his studio, Tapovan. Many disciples attended the training centre, which was set up along with the studio for young artists in simple Gurukula style – Kalakshetra.

Multifaceted talent

Balan was very passionate in painting right through his career. Though Balan is often identified with his characteristic mosaic art, his sculptures reveal his profound artistic talent more than any other medium. "The queen of the apostles" is a unique presentation of the theme at the Shrine of St. Vincent Pallotti, Bangalore. The visualization of "The song of creation" of Francis of Assisi is a relief sculpture with copper finish.

The gigantic relief sculpture measuring 125×42 in the Sanctuary of the St. Vincent Pallotti's Shrine, Banasawadi, Bangalore depicts salvation history from creation to the resurrection as a background to the 45' high resurrection figure and the Christian Community gathered in worship. The sculptor in Balan is clearly seen in the peculiar forms and shapes of altars and tabernacles he has given shape in wood, stone and metal in different churches.

Balan also works in the medium of metal. The peculiar metallic figures and images cast in his studio are a manifestation of his multifaceted talent. Traditional stained glass was another favorite medium of Balan.

The architectural talent in Balan was a natural extension of the artist in him. His clear and detailed drawings for churches are proof of that architectural mettle and precision. He designed and executed many churches in India and abroad.

The silent man

Balan kept away from the limelight and media. He never put a signature on his paintings, mosaics or murals. He was little known as a person and loved his anonymity. He never satisfied with any of his works and always thought it could have been done better.

List of works

  1. Saint Mary's Co-Cathedral – George Town, Madras City
  2. Saint Mary's School – Madras City
  3. Don Bosco Shrine – Madras City
  4. Don Bosco School – Perambur, Madras City
  5. Don Bosco School Chapel – Egmore, Madras City
  6. Diocesan Pastoral Centre – Mylapore, Madras City
  7. Kings Fort Convent – Salesian Sisters – Kilpauk, Madras
  8. Saint Anne's Generalate Chapel – Madhavaram
  9. Saint Anne's Novitiate – Madras City
  10. Saint Anne's Chapel – Madras City
  11. Saint Anne's Mother House – Madras City
  12. Pope John's Garden Chapel – Madras
  13. Beatitudes Prayer Room – Madras City
  14. Salesian Institute of Graphic Arts – Madras City
  15. Parish Church – Meenambakkam
  16. Franciscan Sisters' Chapel – Poonamalee, Madras
  17. St. Joseph's Technical Institute Basin Bridge – Madras
  18. Don Bosco Youth Centre Basin Bridge – Madras
  19. Our Lady's Church – Madras
  20. Lakshmi Theatre – Pallavaram, Madras
  21. Jyothi Theatre St. Thomas Mount – Madras
  22. Hotel Palm Grouve – Madras
  23. Hotel Gokulam – Madras City
  24. Central Health Centre – Madras
  25. Franciscan Friary
  26. Salesian Provincial House. Madras
  27. Parish Church, Porur
  28. Bon Succour Convent Chapel. Mylapore
  29. Bon Succour Convent Chapel, Pallavaram
  30. Fatima Church. Madras
  31. Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamalley
  32. Golden Jubilee Facade Madras
  33. Sacred Heart Seminary Chapel, Madras
  34. St. Isabella Hospital Chapel, Mylapore
  35. Stella Matutina College, Ashok Nagar, Madras
  36. Parish Church, Mahalakshmi Nagar, Madras
  37. St. Joseph's Church, Chengalpet – Tamil Nadu
  38. Leena Theatre, Chidambaram – Tamil Nadu
  39. Sahayamatha Hospital – Trichy
  40. Rosarian Ashram, Manapara, Trichy
  41. Sacred Heart Brothers Chapel, Trichy
  42. St. Joseph's Church – Jnanolipuram, Madurai
  43. Parish Church, Red Hill
  44. Don Bosco, K. Pudur, Madurai
  45. Don Bosco School Chapel – Varandarajanpet, Tamil Nadu
  46. Salesian Aspirantate – Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
  47. R.C. Church, Tiruvannamalai
  48. Don Bosco Church – Gandhi Nagar, Vellore
  49. Hotel Ranga – Vellore, Tamil Nadu
  50. St. Joseph Katpadi – Tamil Nadu
  51. Snehadeepam, Vellore,
  52. Parish Church, Madurapakkam, Tamil Nadu
  53. Don Bosco, Chengalpattu (Chingleput), Tamil Nadu
  54. Our Lady of Good Voyage, Cheyur, Tamil Nadu
  55. Don Bosco, Chingalpet, Tamil Nadu
  56. Parish Church, Adilakshmi Nagar, Tamil Nadu
  57. S.H. Church, Arakonam
  58. Mount Don Bosco, Kotagiri, Nilgiri
  59. Don Bosco School Chapel - Pannur, Tamil Nadu
  60. Don Bosco Chapel – Tiruppattur, Tamil Nadu
  61. St. Charles Sisters Chapel – Tirrupattur, Tamil Nadu
  62. Hotel Gokulam – Salem, Tamil Nadu
  63. Sacred Heart College Shrine – Tirrupattur, Tamil Nadu
  64. Cathedral – Salem
  65. The Retreat, Salesian College – Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
  66. The Retreat Auditorium – Yercaud
  67. Sakti Sugars, Administrative Building – Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  68. Hotel Shona – Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  69. Salesian Novitiate – Kottagiri, Tamil Nadu
  70. Saint Michael's Church – Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
  71. Prayer Hall, Don Bosco – Guntur
  72. Holy Cross Convent Chapel – Guntur
  73. Auxilium Salesian Sisters Chapel – Guntur
  74. The Risen Lord Church – Dhubadu, Andhra Pradesh
  75. Nirmala Nikethan – Regional Superior House Chapel, Vijayawada
  76. Saint Anne's Generalate Chapel – Vijayawada
  77. Urvasi Theatre – Vijayawada
  78. Don Bosco Mission – Convent Chapel – Ravulapalem, Andhra Pradesh
  79. Don Bosco – Ravulapalem
  80. Airport Terminal – Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
  81. Raja Picture Palace – Vaisag, Andhra Pradesh
  82. Saint Antony's Church – Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh
  83. Saint Teresa's Church – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
  84. Santhi Nilayam – Hyderabad
  85. Saint Anne's Convent Chapel – Hyderabad
  86. Salesian Philosophate – Kondadaba, A.P.
  87. St. Peter's Cathedral – Gnanapuram
  88. Infant Jesus Church – Seefham Dhara. Vaisakh
  89. Carmelites Cloistered, Dakshinagiri
  90. Nalgonda Cathedral – Andhra Pradesh
  91. St. Teresa's Convent Chapel – Hyderabad
  92. Salesian Provincialate – Hyderabad
  93. Don Bosco School Chapel – Hyderabad
  94. St. Anne's Chapel – Hyderabad'
  95. Parish Church – Secunderabad
  96. St Anne's of Loressame – Regional House, Vijayawada
  97. Don Bosco – Vijayawada
  98. Pallottine House Chapel – Vijayawada
  99. Assumption Church – Vijayawada
  100. Don Bosco Provincial House – Mangalagiri
  101. St. Michael Orphanage Chapel – Cumur
  102. Don Bosco, – Warangal
  103. Salesian Sisters Chapel, Gumlur
  104. Jmj Provincialate – Gumlur
  105. St. Antony's Church – Gumlur
  106. St. Joseph's College – Gumlur
  107. Jmj College Chapel – Ternali
  108. St. Anne's Generalate – Gumlur
  109. St. Anne's School – Gumlur
  110. St. Anne's Convent – Gumlur
  111. Parish Church – Narasimharaopel
  112. St Charles' Sisters – A.P
  113. Don Bosco House – Ponnur. A.P.
  114. The Bishop House – A.P.
  115. Salesian College – Karunapuram, Warangal
  116. Don Bosco Youth Centre Chapel – Pune, Maharashtra
  117. Don Bosco Aspirantate Chapel – Lonavla, Maharashtra
  118. Dominic Savio's Chapel – andheri, Bombay
  119. Saint Joseph's Chapel – Kurla, Bombay
  120. Don Bosco – Nasik, Novitate
  121. The Risen Lord Chapel, Salesian Novitiate – Nasik, Maharashtra
  122. Palloiti Bhavan, Regional Superior House Chapel – Nagpur
  123. Bharathmata Ashram – Kurukshetra, Haryana
  124. Don Bosco – Pune
  125. Tabor Ashram – Kalyan, Maharashtra
  126. Pallotti Bhavan Seminary Hills – Nagpur
  127. Cmi House – Pune
  128. Kohima Cathedral, Nagaland
  129. Pune Cathedral, Pune
  130. Csst Generalate, Bangalore
  131. St. Anne's Provincial House, Bangalore
  132. Capuchin Provincial House, Bangalore
  133. Jmj Provincial House, Bangalore
  134. Dharmaram College – Bangalore. Karnataka
  135. Don Bosco Salesian Provincial House Bangalore
  136. St. Anne's Novitiate – Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore
  137. Salesian Sisters Novitiate – Avalahalli, Bangalore
  138. Saint Joseph The Leon's Novitiate, Bangalore
  139. Saint Joseph's Cathedral – Chikmagalur, Karnataka
  140. Saint Antony's Cathedral – Bellary, Karnataka
  141. Suvidya College Msfs, bangalore
  142. St. Francis De Sules Church, Bangalore
  143. St. John Medical College, Bangalore
  144. Adoration Sisters of Holy Spirit, Carmelaram
  145. A V P Carmelaram
  146. Carmel Theological Centre, Carmelaram
  147. Christ King School, Bangalore
  148. St. Casper Bhavan, Dharmaram, Bangalore
  149. Dharmaram Faculty of Theology, Bangalore
  150. Yuvaprajothiny, Bangalore
  151. Holy Cross Fathers Novitiate, Bangalore
  152. Pavithratma, Study Centre, Holy Spirit Sisters, Bangalore
  153. Pious Disciples of Divine Mater, St. Mark Rd. Bangalore
  154. Viswadeep, Catechetical Centre, Bangalore
  155. Salesian Sisters Novitiate, Bangalore
  156. Christu Jyothi, Bangalore
  157. Batram Fathers, Bangalore
  158. Teresian Carmelites Ctc, Bangalore
  159. Prima Mandira Canossian Sisters Provincialate, Bangalore
  160. Capuchin Provincialate, Rajajl Nagar
  161. White Missionaries, Vimalalaya, Bangalore
  162. Vimalahridaya, Bhairalhi, Bangalore
  163. St. Norbert Bhavan, Bangalore'
  164. St. Vincent Pallotti Shrine, Bangalore
  165. Sacred Heart Brothers, Bangalore
  166. Icm Sisters. Bangalore
  167. St. Mary's School, Frosu Town
  168. JMG Oldage Home, Bangalore
  169. Sannidhi, MSFS Novitiate, Mysore
  170. Angaly Ashram, Chamundi Hill, Mysore
  171. Don Bosco, Sreeramapuram, Mysore
  172. Old Priest House, gonikoppa, Koorg
  173. Dominican Sisters Novitiate, Pakshikari, Mangalore
  174. Dominican Fathers Chapel, Mangalore
  175. Shrine of Infant Jesus, Mangalore
  176. Capuchin Provincialate. Kochi
  177. Punalur Cathedral, Kerala
  178. Don Bosco Bhavan Chapel – Trichur, Kerala
  179. Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Don Bosco School – Irinjalakuda, Kerala
  180. Christ College Church – Irinjalakuda
  181. St. George Church – Kalady, Kerala
  182. Presentation Convent Chapel – Perinthalmanna, Malabar, Kerala
  183. Menaka Theatre – Ernakulam, Kerala
  184. Sree Padmanabha Theatre – Trivandrum, Kerala
  185. Sree Kumar Theatre – Trivandrum, Kerala
  186. Don Bosco Aspirate, Mannuthy
  187. Mount Don Bosco, Padivayal, Wayanad
  188. Grace and Compassion Sisters, Makiyad
  189. Benedictine Fathers, Makiyad, Wayanad
  190. Carmelite Spirituality Centre, Peravoor, Calicut
  191. Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Mananthavady, Kerala
  192. Don Bosco School Irinjalakuda
  193. Parish Church Karukuty
  194. Nazareth Sisters Motherhouse Karukutty
  195. Parish Church, Kalady
  196. Don Bosco, Keezhmad, Alwaye
  197. St. Joseph Parish, Alwaye
  198. Marello House, Alwaye
  199. Sacred Heart Fathers, Alwaye
  200. Ashir Bhavan, Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre, Ernakulam
  201. Sacred Heart Sisters, Varapuzha
  202. Lourd Hospital, Cochin
  203. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Church, Vypeen
  204. Orthodox St. George Church. Puthuppally, Kotayam
  205. Old Priest Home, Kollam
  206. St. Stephen's Church, Thoppe, Kollam
  207. Novitiate Chapel of Novitiate House, Oblates of St. Joseph, Kulathurpuzha
  208. Viswa Jyothi – Gurukul Chapel – Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
  209. Matredham Ashram – Varanasi
  210. St. Joseph Gurukul Major Seminary Chapel – Varanasi
  211. Ims Generalate Chapel – Varanasi
  212. Infant Jesus Church – Mughal Sarai, U.P.
  213. Ims Novitiate – Sardhana, Up
  214. Vidhya Bhavan, Chapel – Kalyani, Calcutta
  215. Don Bosco Catechetical Centre, Calcutta
  216. Don Bosco, Calcutta
  217. Good Shepherd Seminary Chapel – Dimapur, Nagaland
  218. Don Bosco School Chapel – Tamenglong, Manipur
  219. Don Bosco School Chapel – Delhi
  220. Don Bosco, Baroda – Gujarat
  221. Baroda Cathedral – Baroda
  222. Rajkot Cathedral - Gujarat
  223. Casa Pallotti, Panaji, Goa
  224. Franciscan Missionary Sisters, Goa
  225. Stella Maris Cathedral, Port Blair, andamans
  226. Don Bosco, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  227. Parish Church, Apia, Western Samoa
  228. Parish Church, Pago Pago, American Samoa
  229. Bharath Matha Ashram, Kurukshetra – Haryana
  230. Redemptorist Church, Ambala, Haryana

References

V. Balan Wikipedia