Balu Mahendra
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 20, 1939, Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- Died
- February 13, 2014
- Movies
- 27
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran or commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was an Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor. Born into a Sri Lankan Tamil household, Mahendra developed a passion towards photography and literature at a tender age. He was drawn towards film-making after witnessing the shoot of David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai in Sri Lanka. He started his career as a literary editor before gaining an admission to the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to pursue a course in cinematography. Mahendra entered films as a cinematographer in the early 1970s and gradually rose to becoming a film-maker by the end of the decade.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2013 | Thalaimuraigal | Grandfather |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2013 | Thalaimuraigal | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2005 | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Director, Screenplay |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathi | Director, Screenplay |
| 2001 | En Iniya Pon Nilavae | Director, Screenplay |
| 1997 | Raman Abdullah | Director, Screenplay |
| 1996 | Aur Ek Prem Kahani | Screenplay, Director |
| 1995 | Sathi Leelavathi | Screenplay, Director |
| 1993 | Marupadiyum | Director |
| 1992 | Chakravyuham | Director, Screenplay |
| 1992 | Vanna Vanna Pookkal | Director, Screenplay |
| 1991 | Poonthenaruvi Chuvannu | Director |
| 1989 | Sandhya Raagam | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1988 | Veedu | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | Rettai Vaal Kuruvi | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Nireekshana | Director, Screenplay |
| 1985 | Yathra | Director, Screenplay |
| 1985 | Un Kannil Neer Vazhinthal... | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | Neengal Kettavai | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Oomakkuyil | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Sadma | Director, Screenplay |
| 1983 | Vasanthame Varuga | Screenplay, Director |
| 1982 | Moondram Pirai | Director, Screenplay |
| 1982 | Olangal | Director, Screenplay |
| 1980 | Moodupani | Director, Screenplay |
| 1979 | Azhiyatha Kolangal | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | Kokila | Director, Screenplay |
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