death_place children birth_place othername nationality spouse image article_title name occupation
bangalore , karnataka , india 5 arasikere , hassan balanna indian sathyavathi sarojamma thumb balakrishna -lrb- kannada actor -rrb-
 t. ಲಕ ಷ ಣ -rrb- n. balakrishna -lrb- ಟ . ಎನ . ಬ actor
balakrishna -lrb- kannada actor -rrb-

balakrishna -lrb- 2 november 1913 -- 19 july 1995 -rrb- was an indian actor in the kannada film industry .
he was said to have a hearing problem and some say that he was totally deaf .
however , he would catch the lip movements of the artists and would narrate the dialogues spontaneously .
he was popular for his comic and villain roles in films like `` muriyada mane '' -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , `` bangaarada manushya '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- , `` gandhada gudi '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and `` kaamana billu '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- and appeared in over a hundred films that starred rajkumar in the lead role .
balakrishna is known to have played the most number of roles in kannada cinema , having appeared in over 560 films , and in variety of roles ; as a hero , villain , comedian , good samaritan , loving father and a lunatic .
