I have seen very few films of him, like Ethir Neechal, Server Sundaram, Bama Vijayam, Arangetram, Aval oru thodar kathai, Apoorva Raagangal, Manmadha Leelai, Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Ek dhuje ke liye, Sindhu Bairavi, Unnal Mudiyum Thambi, Duet.
I was impressed by the theme of his films. The above mentioned movies have a kind of themes that might have been strange for Tamil cinema when these films were released. His films have strong human emotions, human relationship, family problems, love, lust, music, poverty, unemployment, social reformation and so on.
I was impressed by the theme of his films. The above mentioned movies have a kind of themes that might have been strange for Tamil cinema when these films were released. His films have strong human emotions, human relationship, family problems, love, lust, music, poverty, unemployment, social reformation and so on.
In his films he gave lot of importance to female characters. His movies enriched the performance of the artist like Nagesh, Kamal Hasan, Siva Kumar, Rajini Kanth, Suhasini, Sujatha, Ramesh Aravind, Jaya Sudha, Jaya Pradha, Saritha, Prakash Raj and others.
He has been and will be an inspiration to lot of film directors. He is popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Sikaram, that is K. Balachander(K.B)
Recently K.B was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (DSP), India's highest award in cinema for his contribution to cinema.
K. Balachander was born on 9 July 1930 in a Tamil family to Dhandapani and Saraswati at Nannilam, Thanjavur District. He completed his B. Sc. in 1949 at Annamalai University.
After his one year stint in teaching, the 21-year-old Balachander moved to Madras to work as an upper division clerk in the Accountant General’s office. But even a desk job and working with numbers couldn’t keep him away from his first and biggest love – theatre. He watched as many plays as he could.
“The exposure that I got from watching plays was tremendous; the theatre scene in Madras was full of promising amateur clubs that gave very entertaining performances” he said in an interview. For the Annual Day celebrations in the Accountant General’s office, he scripted and directed a play, along with some colleagues. The play was extremely well received, and the sense of satisfaction in entertaining a large group of people stayed with Balachander for a long time. He was so flattered by the adulation from the audience that one thing led to another, and along with a few friends, he started an amateur theatre group called “Raagini Recreations”.
Soon, AVM Chettiar approached him, offering to produce Server Sundaram, to be remade into a film. Starring famous comedian Nagesh, the movie was a huge hit and increased Balachander’s popularity in the film fraternity.
Though Balachander has worked within the mainstream film industry, he has never shied away from tackling social and political issues, making what were considered topics for art cinema highly accessible.
"He is a pioneer for having moved films out of studios to real, live locations," says director Vasanth, who has been associated with Balachander for 30 years and has worked with him on 18 films in eight years.
K. Balanchandar is a recipient of several awards, most notably the Padmashri in 1985, for his contribution to arts, and the prestigious Kalaimamani Award, given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (Sangeeth Natak Academy) for excellence in the field of art and literature.
Soon, AVM Chettiar approached him, offering to produce Server Sundaram, to be remade into a film. Starring famous comedian Nagesh, the movie was a huge hit and increased Balachander’s popularity in the film fraternity.
Though Balachander has worked within the mainstream film industry, he has never shied away from tackling social and political issues, making what were considered topics for art cinema highly accessible.
"He is a pioneer for having moved films out of studios to real, live locations," says director Vasanth, who has been associated with Balachander for 30 years and has worked with him on 18 films in eight years.
K. Balanchandar is a recipient of several awards, most notably the Padmashri in 1985, for his contribution to arts, and the prestigious Kalaimamani Award, given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (Sangeeth Natak Academy) for excellence in the field of art and literature.
He has won the Golden Nandi Award for best feature film and Silver Nandi Award on a number of occasions from the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh Government has also awarded him the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his film Kokilamma in 1982 and Nandi Award for Best Director for Tholikodi Koosindi in 1981.
Filmfare has awarded him on more than twelve occasions as Best Director and Best Film Producer.
The Government of Tamil Nadu presented him Anna Award for his outstanding contribution to films in the year 1992.
The Government of Pondichery in 1993 awarded him the title of Kalai Maamedhai.Filmfare honoured him with a Life Time Achievement Award in 1995.
Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) from the Sathyabhama Deemed University on 16 September 2005.
Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) from the Alagappa University, Karaikudi on 18 October 2005.
Dr.MGR Award for outstanding contribution to films awarded on 30-01-2010.
ANR National Award in 2011.
He has also received several state awards. Four of his films won the “Best Regional Film” title at the annual Indian National Film Awards namely Iru Kodugal,Apoorva Raagangal,Thanneer Thanneer, Acchamillai Acchamillai.
"There are many talented filmmakers in India, but KB stands alone and I am happy that he got the DSP award," says actor Kamal Hassan.
"Any profession needs more than a formal degree, it requires intensive hands-on exposure to the field. Cinema is no different; if you want to make good cinema, it’s imperative to have the passion and conviction for it! "- K.Balachander
"There are many talented filmmakers in India, but KB stands alone and I am happy that he got the DSP award," says actor Kamal Hassan.
"Any profession needs more than a formal degree, it requires intensive hands-on exposure to the field. Cinema is no different; if you want to make good cinema, it’s imperative to have the passion and conviction for it! "- K.Balachander
congratulations to the legend for DSP award.
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