S. Balachander
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1927-01-18 · Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
- Died
- 1990-04-13
Known for
- Andha Naal (1954) — Director
- Bommai (1964) — Somasundaram
- Seeta Kalyanam (1934) — Musician at Ravana's Court
- Maragatham (1959) — Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
- Penn (1954)
- Nadu Iravil (1970) — Dr. Saravanan
- Sangham (1954) — Chandram
- Rani (1952)
- Avana Ivan!? (1962) — Kumar
- Rishyasringar (1941) — Young Rishya Sringan
- Kamadhenu (1941) — Raju
- Araichimani (1942) — Vitangan
- Idhu Nijama (1948) — Madhavan / Gopal
- Kaithi (1951) — Vijayan
- Koteeswaran (1955) — Pasupathy
- Bhooloka Rambai (1958) — Thanks