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.

Directed

1. Andha Naal (1954) — Director
2. Bommai (1964) — Director
3. Nadu Iravil (1970) — Director
4. Avana Ivan!? (1962) — Director
5. Kaithi (1951) — Director
6. Edi Nijam? (1956) — Director
7. Avan Amaran (1958) — Director
8. En Kanavar (1948) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Bommai (1964)
2. Seeta Kalyanam (1934) — Musician at Ravana's Court
3. Maragatham (1959) — Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
4. Penn (1954)
5. Nadu Iravil (1970) — Dr. Saravanan
6. Sangham (1954) — Chandram
7. Rani (1952)
8. Avana Ivan!? (1962) — Kumar
9. Rishyasringar (1941) — Young Rishya Sringan
10. Kamadhenu (1941) — Raju
11. Araichimani (1942) — Vitangan
12. Idhu Nijama (1948) — Madhavan / Gopal
13. Kaithi (1951) — Vijayan
14. Koteeswaran (1955) — Pasupathy
15. En Kanavar (1948) — Wealthy man
16. Devaki (1951) — Raja
17. Rajambal (1951) — Natesan
18. Inspector (1953)
19. Doctor Savithri (1955) — Doctor Jagath Singh