- Films
- 11
- Avg rating
- 7.34
- Peak run
- 1987’95
- 7+ run
- 6 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes
Balakumaran by the numbers
Average
7.34
9 rated films
Vote weighted
7.42
bigger films count more
Median
7.8
half are better
Consistency
±1.29
rating spread
Career
26y
1981 to 2006
Total votes
68.5K
across every film
Best
8.6
Nayakan
Worst
8.2
Baasha
Newest first
Filmography
| 2006 | Pudhu Pettai | 8.4 | 9,840 |
| 2006 | Vallavan | 5.1 | 2,527 |
| 2003 | Kadhal Sadugudu | · | 260 |
| 2002 | Baba | 5.4 | 2,784 |
| 2000 | Mugavari | 7.3 | 1,742 |
| 1995 |  Baasha | 8.2 | 13,828 |
| 1994 | Kaadhalan | 7.1 | 2,386 |
| 1993 | Gentleman | 7.8 | 2,965 |
| 1991 | Guna | 8.2 | 3,561 |
| 1987 |  Nayakan | 8.6 | 28,283 |
| 1981 | Raaja Paarvai | · | 320 |
Better together?
Balakumaran's regulars
- Shankar ShanmughamWriter · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.24
- V.Z. DhoraiWriter · 2 films · 7.30 avg●−0.02
- Suresh KrishnaWriter · 2 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.24
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Balakumaran
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