Jan 18, 1927 - Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India
Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. In 1954 he directed Andha Naal, a classic Tamil film noir thriller. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982.
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| Movie | 1934 | Seeta Kalyanam | Musician at Ravana's Court | |
| Movie | 1959 | Maragatham | Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar | |
| Movie | 1954 | Penn | ||
| Movie | 1970 | Nadu Iravil | Dr. Saravanan | |
| Movie | 1964 | Bommai | ||
| Movie | 1954 | Sangham | Chandram | |
| Movie | 1952 | Rani | ||
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Kumar |
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| Movie | 1954 | Andha Naal | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1954 | Andha Naal | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1964 | Bommai | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1970 | Nadu Iravil | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1970 | Nadu Iravil | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 1970 | Nadu Iravil | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | Bommai | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Music | Sound |
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1962 | Is that him? | Original Music Composer | Sound |
| Movie | 1954 | Andha Naal | Writer | Writing |
