Actor Bala’s mother gives him and his new wife Kokila sweets from their thala Diwali. Watch

Malayalam actor Bala has been in the news in recent weeks as she filed a lawsuit and married for the fourth time. On conditional bail, the actor celebrated Diwali with his new wife Kokila and his mother on October 31. (Read also: Bala says those who ‘don’t get girls are jealous’ he married four times: ‘They find fault everywhere’)

Bala’s thala Diwali

Bala shared a video full of snapshots from his first Diwali with Kokila and wrote, “On our thala diwali, wishing you all the happiest diwali.” Thala Diwali marks a couple’s first Diwali celebration after their wedding. Although it was traditionally celebrated at the bride’s home, Bala chose to celebrate it at his home with his mother.

In the video he shared, he can be seen posing for pictures with Kokila and his mother. His mother also lovingly gives him and his wife sweets. And when Kokila tried to give her new mother-in-law some sweets, Bala gestured to her that this was not necessary, possibly because of her diet.

Bala, Kokila’s wedding

Bala married his relative Kokila from Chennai in a year intimate ceremony on October 23. The wedding took place at the Kaloor Pavakulam temple of Ernakulam. Kokila is from Tamil Nadu and does not speak Malayalam. After the wedding, the actor spoke to the press and said that he was ‘confident’ about this marriage as Kokila is his relative.

While Bala worked in numerous Malayalam, some Telugu and Tamil films, he was born into a family associated with the Tamil film industry. His grandfather, AK Velan, owned a production house and his father, Jayakumar, was a documentary photographer.

Recent controversy

Bala married singer Amrutha Suresh in 2010, and they share a daughter named Avantika. After their divorce in 2019, he married a doctor named Elizabeth Udayan but they separated in 2023. The actor was also reportedly married to someone named Chandana before that. Amrutha recently filed a complaint against Bala for allegedly harassing and defaming her and their daughter on social media. He was arrested on October 14 and later released on bail.