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

Bommai

Seeta Kalyanam

as Musician at Ravana's Court

Maragatham

as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar

Penn

Nadu Iravil

as Dr. Saravanan

Sangham

as Chandram

Rani