S. Balachander
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-01-18 (63 years old)
Deathday
1990-04-13
Place of Birth
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
Also known As
Veena Balachander
Veena S Balachander
Sundaram Balachander
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.
Acting
1934
as Musician at Ravana's Court
1959
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
1954
1970
as Dr. Saravanan
1954
as Chandram
1964
1952
1962
as Kumar
Production
1954
as Director
1954
as Story
1964
as Director
1970
as Director
1970
as Producer
1970
as Music
1964
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Director
1962
as Screenplay
1962
as Music
1962
as Producer
1962
as Original Music Composer
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