Balu Mahendra1939 - 2014
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Director
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Biography
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.
Credits
2013
Drama • Family
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Story, Screenplay, Producer
2005
Romance
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Editor, Director of Photography, Story
1997
Comedy • Family • Romance
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Story, Director of Photography
1996
Drama • Romance
Editor, Dialogue, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Story
