TAMIL PARALLEL FILMMAKER BALU MAHENDRA!

Eight years are over..Sensitive South Indian Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Editor & Cinematographer..Balu Mahendra left this world!

Sridevi & Kamal Haasan in film 'Sadma' (1983).

Balanathan Benjamin - Mahendran known as Balu Mahendra was widely regarded as part of the first in a wave of directors and screewriters from Chennai film industry..who revitalized Tamil cinema!

 

Balu Mahendra with camera!

 

 

He contributed a lot in South Indian Parallel Cinema during 1980s & 1990s with his outstanding films like..'Moondram Pirai', 'Veedu' & 'Sandhya Ragam' (all Tamil), 'Olangal', 'Oomakuyil' & 'Yathra' (all Malayalam), 'Nireekshana' (Telugu) and 'Sadma' (Hindi).

 

Balu Mahendra won five National Awards and numerous states awards!

Remembered meeting him in 'FTII', Pune!

A Homage!!!

- Manoj Kulkarni