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Balu Mahendra
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Sri Lankan born Indian film director (1939–2014)
Film & TV
Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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…
Known for
- Thalaimuraigal — Grandfather2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Batticaloa
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Film and Television Institute of India
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Balu Mahendra (cropped).JPG
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- date of birth
- 1939-05-19
- date of death
- 2014-02-13
- Commons category
- Balu Mahendra
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- name in native language
- பாலு மகேந்திரா
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- birth name
- பாலநாதன் மகேந்திரன்
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Balu Mahendra
- manner of death
- natural causes
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