S. Balachander

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.1912

Gender

Male

Birthday

18-Jan-1927

Age

(99 years old)

Place of Birth

Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India

Also Known As
  • Veena Balachander
  • Veena S Balachander
  • Sundaram Balachander
  • Master Balachandar

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.


Credits

ராணி ராணி (1952) Character: N/A
A little princess, Ranjani is tattooed with the royal insignia as part of tradition, and the same night, the child is kidnapped by one of the members of the tattoo gang who brings her up as a gypsy girl renaming her Rani. Unaware of her royal lineage, she grows up hawking things on the street and getting into brawls with no punches pulled. She falls in love with a soldier and the story progresses with twists. After several hardships, she realises the truth, and all is well that ends well.
Seeta Kalyanam Seeta Kalyanam (1934) Character: Musician at Ravana's Court
The story of this film revolves around Sri Rama and Seetha's wedding.
Penn Penn (1954) Character: N/A
The action revolves around two friends played by Vyjayanthimala and Anjali Devi. In Tamil.
தேவகி தேவகி (1951) Character: Raja
A man, who goes from rags to riches, forgets his humble past. However, his daughter's loyalty towards her poor and sick husband proves an eye-opener for him.
கோடீஸ்வரன் கோடீஸ்வரன் (1955) Character: Pasupathy
After completing their studies, best friends Chandru and Shankar return to their village and get shocked to learn about the prevalence of the dowry system. Soon, they raise their voices against it.
பொம்மை பொம்மை (1964) Character: N/A
The business partner and some employees of the elderly Mr. Somasundaram plot to eliminate him by hiding a bomb inside a doll. Learning of the plot, a few others try to avert the calamity. The story consists of the series of events by which the doll keeps changing hands, while being chased by those involved in the plot, and also by those trying to prevent it from exploding.
மரகதம் மரகதம் (1959) Character: Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
One day, a landlord belonging to a rich family gets murdered and the crime is imposed on Anandar, his innocent brother, and his lovely wife Karpagavalli.
நடு இரவில் நடு இரவில் (1970) Character: Dr. Saravanan
A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their estranged relatives on the other.
அவனா இவன்!? அவனா இவன்!? (1962) Character: Kumar
A man kills his lover in order to marry a wealthy woman. The murder is witnessed by two children and they try to reveal the truth which no one believes.
సంఘం సంఘం (1954) Character: Chandram
Kamini, a pretty woman, and Raja, a handsome man, are in love, but Raja's parents do not approve of the match.



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