Born
1927-01-18 (age 99)
Birthplace
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
Known For
Directing
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Seeta Kalyanam
as Musician at Ravana's Court
1934
Maragatham
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
1959
Penn
1954
Nadu Iravil
as Dr. Saravanan
1970
Bommai
1964
Sangham
as Chandram
1954
Rani
1952
Avana Ivan!?
as Kumar
1962
Rishyasringar
as Young Rishya Sringan
1941
Kamadhenu
as Raju
1941
Araichimani
as Vitangan
1942
Idhu Nijama
as Madhavan / Gopal
1948
En Kanavar
as Wealthy man
1948
Kaithi
as Vijayan
1951
Devaki
as Raja
1951
Rajambal
as Natesan
1951
Inspector
1953
Koteeswaran
as Pasupathy
1955
Doctor Savithri
as Doctor Jagath Singh
1955