
Known for
Directing
Born
May 20, 1939
Birthplace
Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Died
February 13, 2014 (aged 74)
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.
2013
as Grandfather, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Story, Producer, Screenplay
2005
Original Story
2005
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Editor, Director of Photography, Story
2003
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
2001
Director, Director of Photography, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
2000
1997
Director, Editor, Story, Screenplay, Director of Photography
1996
Director, Editor, Dialogue, Screenplay, Story, Director of Photography
1995
Editor, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
1993
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
1992
Director, Story, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
1992
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Story, Screenplay
1991
Director of Photography
1991
Director
1989
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Dialogue, Director of Photography, Producer
1988
Director, Editor, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director of Photography
1987
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
1986
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Editor
1985
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
1985
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director of Photography
1984
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Dialogue
1983
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director of Photography, Story
1983
Director, Story, Screenplay, Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1983
Story, Screenplay, Director, Editor, Director of Photography