Award
winning film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra Passed Away in Chennai on
Thursday. Mahendra was admitted to Vijaya Hospital on Thursday morning
following chest pain and was pronounced dead . Sources said he had suffered his
second heart attack.
The
legendary director and cinematographer's body will be kept at his film school
‘Cinema Pattarai’ in Dasarathapuram, Saligramam for fans and well-wishers to
pay homage.
History:
Balu
Mahendra,one of Tamil cinema's best-known directors.He born on 20/05/1939
at Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, Balu Mahendra, came to India to study at the
Film Institute at Pune. He studied cinematography as he could not get
admission into other sepcialisations offered and completed the course with a
gold medal in 1969.
He directed 23 films and his
first break in the film industry came when he was assigned as the
cinematographer for director Ramu Kariat’s Nellu in Malayalam. He started his first film in Tamil i.e 'Azhiyatha Kolangal'.His unique style of
cinematography makes people so interesting. His films fetched awards not only
to himself but also to many of his lead actors. For his best
cinematography, Kamal Haasan won his
first national award for acting.
He has worked as a cinematographer
for the first film with many outstanding directors. He was with Bharathan when
he directed 'Prayanam'.He worked most for Malayalam movies.The camera work for
K. Viswanath’s 'Sankarabharanam' which made waves was also done by Balu
Mahendra. He shared a special bond with music director Ilayaraja, who scored
the music for many of his films.
He directed 23 films and his profession was Cinematographer,Editor,Film Director,Film Producer,Writer.We are missing a great person and hope his soul will be peaceful.
Awards
-He got two national film
awards,two Kerala state film awards,2 Nandi awards for best cinematography.
- Three Filmfare awards south for
best director and also he got awards for best film, best story and screenplay
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