Balu Mahendra
Directing
🎂 1939-05-20
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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Directing (27)
Director
1983
Director
1982
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2000
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1982
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1980
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2003
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1982
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1995
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1985
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2005
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1992
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1983
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1988
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1985
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1979
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1987
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1993
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1989
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1984
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1996
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1977
Director
1992
Director
2001
Director
1997
Director
1983
Director
2013
Director
1991
Writing (52)
Screenplay
1983
Story
1983
Story
1982
Screenplay
1982
Dialogue
1982
Dialogue
1982
Screenplay
1982
Screenplay
1980
Writer
1980
Screenplay
2003
Screenplay
1982
Screenplay
1995
Screenplay
1985
Dialogue
2005
Screenplay
2005
Story
2005
Screenplay
1992
Story
1992
Screenplay
1983
Story
1983
Story
1975
Original Story
2005
Screenplay
1988
Dialogue
1988
Writer
1988
Dialogue
1985
Screenplay
1985
Screenplay
1979
Story
1979
Screenplay
1987
Screenplay
1989
Dialogue
1989
Dialogue
1984
Screenplay
1984
Screenplay
1996
Dialogue
1996
Story
1996
Screenplay
1977
Story
1977
Story
1992
Screenplay
1992
Screenplay
2001
Story
2001
Dialogue
2001
Story
1997
Screenplay
1997
Dialogue
1983
Screenplay
1983
Story
1983
Screenplay
2013
Story
2013
Story
1975
Camera (45)
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1978
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
2003
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1985
Director of Photography
2005
Director of Photography
1992
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1975
Director of Photography
1979
Director of Photography
1975
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1988
Director of Photography
1985
Director of Photography
1979
Director of Photography
1987
Director of Photography
1975
Director of Photography
1993
Director of Photography
1989
Director of Photography
1976
Director of Photography
1984
Director of Photography
1978
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1977
Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1992
Director of Photography
1972
Director of Photography
2001
Director of Photography
1973
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
2013
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1979
Director of Photography
1976
Director of Photography
1973
Director of Photography
1991
Director of Photography
1975
Director of Photography
1978
