S. Balachander

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

8

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

  • Maragatham

    Maragatham

  • Rani

    Rani

  • Nadu Iravil

    Nadu Iravil

  • Bommai

    Bommai

  • Is that him?

    Is that him?

  • Penn

    Penn

  • Sangham

    Sangham

  • Seeta Kalyanam

    Seeta Kalyanam