S. Balachander
Directing
January 18, 1927
Died April 13, 1990 (63 years old)
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
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Acting Credits
8
Directed
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
Filmography
Nadu Iravil
1970
as Dr. Saravanan
8
Bommai
1964
as Somasundaram
9
Avana Ivan!?
1962
as Kumar
10
Maragatham
1959
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
7
Koteeswaran
1955
as Pasupathy
9
Doctor Savithri
1955
as Doctor Jagath Singh
Penn
1954
10
Sangham
1954
as Chandram
10
Inspector
1953
Rani
1952
7
Kaithi
1951
as Vijayan
7
Devaki
1951
as Raja
Rajambal
1951
as Natesan
Idhu Nijama
1948
as Madhavan / Gopal
8
En Kanavar
1948
as Wealthy man
Araichimani
1942
as Vitangan
9
Rishyasringar
1941
as Young Rishya Sringan
9
Kamadhenu
1941
as Raju
8
Seeta Kalyanam
1934
as Musician at Ravana's Court
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