S. Balachander
personal-info
known-for
Directing
gender
Male
birthday
1927-01-18
place-of-birth
Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
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.