S. Balachander

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-01-18

Deathday 1990-04-13 (63 years old)

Place of Birth Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India

Also Known As Veena Balachander , Veena S Balachander , Sundaram Balachander

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

Director

1970
Nadu Iravil

as Director

1964
Bommai

as Director

1954
Andha Naal

as Director

Actor

1970
Nadu Iravil

as Dr. Saravanan

1964
1959
Maragatham

as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar

1954
Sangham

as Chandram

1954
1952
1934
Seeta Kalyanam

as Musician at Ravana's Court

Sound

1970
Nadu Iravil

as Music

1964
Bommai

as Original Music Composer

Writer

1954
Andha Naal

as Story

Producer

1970
Nadu Iravil

as Producer