Balu may refer to:
Places Balu, Kaithal, an archeological site near Kaithal, Haryana, India Balu, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran Balu, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Balū, alternate name of Parcheh Balut, a village in Iran Balu River, Bangladesh Balu (Lotru), a river in Romania
People S. N. Balagangadhara (born 1952), Indian religious philosopher and academic also known as "Balu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (born 1946), Indian singer sometimes known as "Balu" Balu Mahendra (1939–2014), Tamil filmmaker, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer Balu Sankaran (1926–2012), Indian doctor, researcher and academic T. R. Baalu (born 1941), Indian politician Balu (footballer), full name Luís Carlos Carvalho dos Reis (born 1961), Brazilian footballer
Other uses Balu (film), 2005 Telugu film
See also Balas (disambiguation) Jean Balue (c. 1421–1491), French cardinal and minister of King Louis XI Baloo, a main character in The Jungle Book