S. Balachander

1927-01-18 – 1990-04-13 (age 63) Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India

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.

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S. Balachander

Known For

Maragatham

Maragatham

1959

as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar

Rani

1952

Nadu Iravil

Nadu Iravil

1970

as Dr. Saravanan

Avana Ivan!?

Avana Ivan!?

1962

as Kumar

Sangham

Sangham

1954

as Chandram

Bommai

Bommai

1964

Penn

Penn

1954

Doctor Savithri

1955

as Doctor Jagath Singh

Idhu Nijama

1948

as Madhavan / Gopal

Seeta Kalyanam

1934

as Musician at Ravana's Court

Koteeswaran

1955

as Pasupathy

Araichimani

1942

as Vitangan

Inspector

1953

Rajambal

1951

as Natesan

Kamadhenu

1941

as Raju

Devaki

1951

as Raja

Rishyasringar

1941

as Young Rishya Sringan

Kaithi

1951

as Vijayan

En Kanavar

1948

as Wealthy man