S. Balachander
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-01-18
Day of Death
1990-04-13 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
S. Balachander
Biography
Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. In 1954 he directed Andha Naal, a classic Tamil film noir thriller. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982.
Known For
Acting
(1970)
Nadu Iravil
as Dr. Saravanan
(1964)
(1959)
Maragatham
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
(1954)
(1954)
Sangham
as Chandram
(1952)
(1934)
Seeta Kalyanam
as Musician at Ravana's Court
Crew
(1970)
Nadu Iravil
Producer, Director, Music
(1964)
Bommai
Director, Original Music Composer
(1954)
Andha Naal
Director, Story