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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-01-18 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India

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.

Known For

Acting

1970

Nadu Iravil as Dr. Saravanan

1964

1959

Maragatham as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar

1954

Sangham as Chandram

1952

1934

Seeta Kalyanam as Musician at Ravana's Court

Directing

1970

Nadu Iravil as Director

1964

Bommai as Director

1954

Andha Naal as Director

Writing

1954

Andha Naal as Story

Production

1970

Nadu Iravil as Producer

Sound

1970

Nadu Iravil as Music

1964

Bommai as Original Music Composer