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Balu Mahendra
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 20, 1939Died February 13, 2014 (74 years)
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.
Balu Mahendra Filmography
| 2021 | Love You Zindagi (TV Series) |
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| 1977 |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathy · as Screenplay |
| 1995 | Sathi Leelavathi · as Screenplay |
| 1991 | Vanna Vanna Pookkal · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | Sandhya Raagam · as Screenplay |
| 1988 | Veedu · as Screenplay |
| 1987 | Rettai Vaal Kuruvi · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Nireekshana · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | Yaathra · as Screenplay |
| 1985 | Unn Kannil Neer Vazhindal · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | Neengal Kettavai · as Screenplay |
| 1983 | Sadma · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | Moodu Pani · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | Azhiyatha Kolangal · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | Kokila · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 |
| 2013 | |
| 1989 |
| 2012 | Celluloid Man · as Self |
| 2013 | Thalaimuraigal · as Grandfather |
| 2013 | Thalaimuraigal · as Director Of Photography |
| 2013 | Thalaimuraigal · as Story |
| 2005 | Rama Shama Bhama · as Original Story |
| 2005 | Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam · as Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam · as Dialogue |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathy · as Director Of Photography |
| 2001 | En Iniya Pon Nilave · as Director Of Photography |
| 2001 | En Iniya Pon Nilave · as Story |
| 1996 | Aur Ek Prem Kahani · as Director Of Photography |
| 1996 | Aur Ek Prem Kahani · as Dialogue |
| 1995 | Sathi Leelavathi · as Director Of Photography |
| 1993 | Marupadiyam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1991 | Vanna Vanna Pookkal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Sandhya Raagam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | Veedu · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | Rettai Vaal Kuruvi · as Director Of Photography |
| 1986 | Nireekshana · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | Yaathra · as Director Of Photography |
| 1985 | Unn Kannil Neer Vazhindal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1984 | Neengal Kettavai · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Sadma · as Director Of Photography |
| 1983 | Pallavi Anu Pallavi · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | Moondram Pirai · as Director Of Photography |
| 1982 | Moondram Pirai · as Story |
| 1981 | Seethakoka Chilaka · as Cinematographer |
| 1980 | Moodu Pani · as Director Of Photography |
| 1980 | Sankarabharanam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | Azhiyatha Kolangal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1979 | Sommokadidhi Sokokadidhi · as Director Of Photography |
| 1978 | Manavoori Pandavulu · as Director Of Photography |
| 1978 | Mullum Malarum · as Director Of Photography |
| 1977 | Kokila · as Director Of Photography |
| 1975 | Prayanam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1974 | Chattakkari · as Director Of Photography |
| 1973 | Sasthram Jayichu Manushyan Thottu · as Director Of Photography |
| 1972 | Panimudakku · as Cinematographer |