S. Balachander

Birthday: 1/18/1927
Deathday: 4/13/1990
Place of birth: Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Veena Balachander , Veena S Balachander , Sundaram 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.