S. Balachander

S. Balachander

1/18/1927 – 4/13/1990Mylapore, 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.

Filmography (19 titles)

Nadu Iravil8.0Movie

Nadu Iravil

Dr. Saravanan · 1970

Bommai9.0Movie

Bommai

1964

Avana Ivan!?10.0Movie

Avana Ivan!?

Kumar · 1962

Maragatham7.0Movie

Maragatham

Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar · 1959

Movie

Doctor Savithri

Doctor Jagath Singh · 1955

9.0Movie

Koteeswaran

Pasupathy · 1955

Sangham10.0Movie

Sangham

Chandram · 1954

Penn10.0Movie

Penn

1954

Movie

Inspector

1953

7.0Movie

Rani

1952

7.0Movie

Kaithi

Vijayan · 1951

Movie

Rajambal

Natesan · 1951

Movie

Devaki

Raja · 1951

8.0Movie

Idhu Nijama

Madhavan / Gopal · 1948

Movie

En Kanavar

Wealthy man · 1948

9.0Movie

Araichimani

Vitangan · 1942

9.0Movie

Rishyasringar

Young Rishya Sringan · 1941

8.0Movie

Kamadhenu

Raju · 1941

8.0Movie

Seeta Kalyanam

Musician at Ravana's Court · 1934