S. Balachander

from Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India

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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.

Timeline

1970Aged 43

  • Poster for Nadu Iravil

    Dr. Saravanan

1964Aged 37

  • Poster for Bommai

    Somasundaram

1962Aged 35

  • Poster for Avana Ivan!?

    Kumar

1959Aged 32

  • Poster for Maragatham

    Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar

1958Aged 31

1956Aged 29

1955Aged 28

1954Aged 27

  • Poster for Penn

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sangham

    Chandram

  • Poster for Andha Naal

    Writer

1953Aged 26

1952Aged 25

1951Aged 24

1948Aged 21

1942Aged 15

1941Aged 14

1934Aged 7

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