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K. Balachander. Kailasam Balachandar (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian playwright, film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting ...
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By Balakumar K
last updated 11 July 2020
Master creator of memorable characters
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Synopsis: One of the most well-known love films that the 80s was so famous for, this movie --- a remake of K Balachander's own Telugu superhit Marocharithra --- was the launch vehicle of Kamal Haasan in Bollywood. The story of a Tamil man falling in love with a Hindi-speaking woman and the attendant complications was a rage all over the country. The songs, set to tune by the redoubtable Laxmikant Pyarelal, are still popular in the country. Well and truly, a pan Indian success this film was. And it showcased the skills of 'KB' to whole of India.
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: K Balachander has made 36 movies (across languages) with Kamal Haasan. And by most reckoning, this is the best of the lot from them in tandem. This story of 3 unemployed youth in New Delhi also had a heart-warming love angle (between Kamal and Sridevi). But the film's highlight was the sparring between a conservative father and a woke son. The son walks out on his dad, virtually 'canceling' him over his political ideas. This KB-Kamal was ahead of their times, as it were. In the height of 80s, this Tamil film featured a full-fledged Hindi song. Not for nothing, KB was a pioneer.
Language: Tamil
Synopsis: KB was known for not only creating outstanding screen characters, but he also had the strength of mind to cast as heroes and heroines people with 'unconventional' looks. At a time when the pock-marked face of Nagesh, this film's hero, precluded him from being cast in films even as a side-kick, KB had the courage of conviction to make him his film's hero. Mind you, this was KB's directorial debut in movies. The film is a poignant tale of a young man, who is admitted to a hospital with an undiagnosed illness. At the hospital, he is popular with his pranks and fun-loving ways. But later his illness is known to be terminal cancer. This 1965 movie was the inspirtaion for the Hindi classic Anand starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. Debuts con't come better than this.
Language: Tamil
Synopsis: This is again a clash of a hidebound man and his forward-thinking son. The dad is a renowned singer, the son, his disciple, rebels against him and crates a social revolution in a small village. It is an inspirational tale, and marked the beginning of social-message movies that KB gravitated twowards late in his career. The highlight of the movie is the casting of Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi in a restrained middle-class character. Rudraveena's music, by the genius Ilaiyaraaja, won a ouple of national awards --- the film underscored KB's ability to consistently wangle out top-notch music from his music directors. The film was later remade in Tamil as Unnal Mudiyum Thambi.
Language: Telugu
Synopsis: This is a remake of the hugely successful and the eternally popular Hindi comic hit Gol Maal from 1979. Dare one say, the remake was even better than the original, and that is again due to KB's handling and his genius casting of Rajinikanth in a comic caper role. Rajinikanth has never done a role similar to it before or after in his career. That's how unique was the film. To take a runaway-hit movie from anoter language and remake it with your own brand of humour and sentiments takes guts and gumption. KB had them aplenty.
Language: Tamil
Platform: YouTube
To be honest, KB's movies, like the many others made in the 60s, 70s and the 80s, were high on family sentiments and emotional drama. But even today, many of them are still watchable because of KB's ability to chisel out characters that were unique and interesting.
Happy weekend viewing!
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K. Balachander. This following is the list of films to which K. Balachander has contributed. He has written and directed nearly 80 films and has worked in more than 100 films either as director or writer in predominantly Tamil-language films. He has directed some Telugu films while his Hindi and Kannada films were remakes of his Tamil films.
Thanneer Thanneer: The 1981 movie, that won two National Film Awards, featured Saritha and Radha Ravi in lead roles. The movie was awarded for best screenplay and best feature film in Tamil. Ek ...
Jul 9, 2020 · Thillu Mullu: The remake of Hindi film Gol Maal is the best and arguably the only full-length comedy film in Rajinikanth’s career. (Thillu Mullu is available on YouTube) Advertisement. Varumayin Niram Sivappu: It is a timeless political satire. Set in the nation’s capital Delhi, the film has many powerful scenes.
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Dec 23, 2014 · Tamil film director K. Balachander, a Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was the man who moved the hero-centric Tamil cinema to story-based, realistic creations with new talent.
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