Director
S. Balachander
January 18, 1927 · Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
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.
Often works with
Sivaji Ganesan
3 titles together
Andha Naal, Maragatham, Koteeswaran
P. D. Sambandam
3 titles together
Andha Naal, Bommai, Penn
V. S. Raghavan
3 titles together
Bommai, Nadu Iravil, Avana Ivan!?
S. N. Lakshmi
3 titles together
Bommai, Nadu Iravil, Avana Ivan!?
Pattom Sadan
3 titles together
Bommai, Nadu Iravil, Avana Ivan!?
M. R. Santhanam
3 titles together
Maragatham, Rani, Kaithi
Full filmography · 17
Nadu Iravil
as Dr. Saravanan and Director
1970
Bommai
cast and Director
1964
Avana Ivan!?
as Kumar and Director
1962
Maragatham
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
1959Avan Amaran
Director
1958Edi Nijam?
Director
1956Koteeswaran
as Pasupathy
1955
Sangham
as Chandram
1954
Penn
cast
1954
Andha Naal
Director and Writer
1954Rani
cast
1952Kaithi
as Vijayan and Director
1951