Balu Mahendra
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 20, 1939
Day of Death: February 13, 2014 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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.
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Director
Sadma
Screenplay
Sadma
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Sadma
Director
Oomakkuyil
Screenplay
Vasanthame Varuga
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Vasanthame Varuga
Editor
Vasanthame Varuga
Director
Vasanthame Varuga
Screenplay
Oomakkuyil
Dialogue
Oomakkuyil
Director of Photography
Sadma
Director of Photography
Oomakkuyil
Director of Photography
Urangatha Ninaivugal
Director of Photography
Vasanthame Varuga
Story
Oomakkuyil
Director of Photography
Pallavi Anu Pallavi
