S. Balachander
S. Balachander | |
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British India | |
Died | 13 April 1990 (aged 63) Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playback singer |
Years active | 1934 to 1990 |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
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. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a heart attack at the age of 63, while on a music tour of India.[1]
Film career
S Balachander was born to Sundaram Iyer and Parvathi alias Chellamma. Sunderam Iyer was a patron of Papanasam Sivan and many other musicians in Mylapore, Chennai.[2]
Balachander began as a child artist in the
In 1948 Balachander directed the film En Kanavar.[6] In 1954 he directed Andha Naal, a classic Tamil film noir thriller.[7][8]
Swati Tirunal Dispute
S Balachander claimed that the composer
S Balachander was actively involved in the Swati Tirunal dispute at the time of his death.[citation needed]
Awards
- 1954 – Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Tamil – Andha Naal[10]
- 1956 – Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu – Edi Nijam[11]
- 1982 – Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.[citation needed]
- 1982 – Padmabhushan[12]
Filmography
Year | Film | Language | Actor | Director | Music Director | Singer | Producer | Note |
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1934 | Seetha Kalyanam |
Tamil | ||||||
1941 | Rishyasringar | Tamil | ||||||
1941 | Kamadhenu |
Tamil | Credited as Master Balachandar | |||||
1942 | Aaraichimani |
Tamil | ||||||
1947 | Baktha Thulasidas | Tamil | Music Composer along with Anil Biswas | |||||
1948 | Idhu Nijama | Tamil | Assistant Director | |||||
1948 | En Kanavar | Tamil | Editor | |||||
1951 | Kaithi | Tamil | ||||||
1951 | Devaki | Tamil | ||||||
1951 | Rajambal | Tamil | Music Composer along with M. S. Gnanamani | |||||
1952 | Rani | Tamil | ||||||
1953 | Inspector | Tamil | ||||||
1954 | Andha Naal | Tamil | ||||||
1954 | Penn | Tamil | ||||||
1954 | Sangham | Telugu | ||||||
1955 | Koteeswaran | Tamil | ||||||
1955 | Doctor Savithri | Tamil | ||||||
1956 | Edi Nijam | Telugu | ||||||
1956 | Edhu Nijam | Tamil | ||||||
1958 | Bhoologa Rambai |
Tamil | Director along with D. Yoganand upon the demise of K. Ramnoth | |||||
1958 | Bhooloka Rambha | Telugu | Director along with D. Yoganand upon the demise of K. Ramnoth | |||||
1958 | Avan Amaran | Tamil | ||||||
1959 | Maragadham |
Tamil | ||||||
1962 | Avana Ivan |
Tamil | ||||||
1964 | Bommai | Tamil | ||||||
1970 | Nadu Iravil | Tamil |
References
- ^ "Sundaram Balachander: The veena musician and filmmaker who introduced Carnatic culture to the world | Music Tales".
- ^ "Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, 'Dhigil' Balachander".
- ^ "Face to Face: S. Balachander". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 88. Times of India Press. 1967. p. 43.
- ^ Sundaresan, P. N. (1990). Sruti, Issues 65-76. Sruti. p. 34.
- ^ "Balachander, the musician who was maverick movie genius - DTNext.in". Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
- ^ Asian Film Directory and Who's who. 1952. p. 187.
- ^ "Andha Naal: Remembering veena S. Balachander". The Hindu. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Rajinikanth launches first look of Antha Naal". Times of India. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Decoding Balachander, the veena virtuoso from Mylapore - DTNext.in". Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
- ^ "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
- S. Balachander at IMDb
- Balachander plays the Veena on YouTube
- Movies side of Veenai Balachandar on YouTube- Mysskin tells about S. Balachander's film history.