Veteran film director K Balachander, who was the mentor of superstar Rajinikanth and actor Kamal Haasan, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday evening. Several film personalities took on to Twitter to express their grief and pay tributes to the veteran filmmaker, K Balachander who passed away today. The ace director, who has directed over 100 films was admitted to a private hospital recently, due to age related illness and complications of a urinary tract infection. Here a few of the K-town actors and director mourning the legendary directors demise. Santosh Sivan: Dada Sahib Phalke award receipient, Padmashri,Director K.Balachander is no more ; May his soul RIP, Knew Balachander so closely during Rojadays..awesome and inspiring. Jayam Ravi: RIP Balachandar Sir. You will live forever in our hearts & through ur magical movies. Selvaraghavan: Shattered by k balachandar sirs demise.no words to describe the grief and sadness. Ranganathan Madhavan: Dismayed at the demise of one of the most loving and legendary Directors of Indian Cinema. RIP K Balachander sir. You will be so missed.i can never forget you sparkling smile and warm hand shakes. Prakash Raj: Thank u kb sir for changing my life.. For the moments.. Learning n unlearning . Im crying out loud in pain.. Will miss u my MAN.. Love uuuu Varu Sarathkumar: May his family find the strength to withstand this great loss.. RIP Balachander sir...u will indeed live on through ur amazing work.. Amala Paul: The film industry loses a legend! K Balachander sir is and will be one of the most inspiring filmmakers that I knw. A legend rests in peace. Sneha: Sad KB sir s no more.RIP .. Wil cherish working with him in his 100th film. And he will stay with us forever.. Raai Laxmi: Our industry Lost another great legendary director #KB sir :( #RIP my strength to the family Suza Kumar: RIP #k.balachander sir ❤️ cant get out from this shock !! A great loss to everyone. u will be in our hearts forever #KB rest in peace.. Khushbu Sundar: U know few mean a lot to u but u realize how much only when they leave us..KB sir has left us completely heartbroken.. Sriya Reddy: k.Balachander rip sir. true legend.. had the good fortune to have met you and I still remember you telling that I should not give up acting and that I should always act ! End of an era ! Vivekh: My mentor gone! My radical lion is gone! The peerless legend is gone! I have lost my dad again. Nani: Balachander sir is no more .. End of an era .. Bapu gaaru Balachander gaaru in the same year...We are so much more incomplete now :( Nakul: An Era has come to an end, a legend has passed away, #RIP KB Sir. You are a mentor & an inspiration for the entire film fraternity. Vijay Yesudas: Sad news for the Film Industry #RIPKBSIR Hope his family finds peace & may the greatest film maker always be remembered in our hearts Shanthnu Bhagyaraj: Kb sir :-( may his soul RIP. a loss to the entire film fraternity :-( An amazing human being and a legend who created magic.. G.V.Prakash Kumar: RIP legend director KB sir ... A great director with a variety of work no one can match . And one of the best producers Ive worked with Prasanna: This time bad news is for true...KB sir no more... The legendary KB sir left us. RIP Madhur Bhandarkar: Sad to know of d demise of K Balachander. A genius storyteller, his gems Ek Duje Ke Liye & Zara Si Zindagi will keep his legacy alive. RIP. Ram Gopal Varma: Want to express my heartfelt grief for the passing away of K Balachander, the only true maverick and path breaking director of all time. Ram Charan: My deepest condolence to Legendary director sri K.BALACHANDAR GARU family. May his soul rest in peace. Lakshmi Manchu: K.Balachander sir RIP. You redefined cinema. You were one of the finest. A huge loss for the film industry. Priyamani: Had the opportunity to see the man a lot of times...RIP K Balachander sir!!!!You will definitely be missed :( Sundeep Kishan: 2014 pls end fast...you have caused enough grevience so far..RIP Balachander sir..you shall always Be loved,cherished and missed.. All about K Balanchadar!! Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting subject matters of contemporary time. His films are well known for its portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Sigaram ((lit.) The Director who scaled the peak), his films are usually centred on unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. Starting his cinematic career as a screenwriter, Balachander soon graduated as a director with Neerkumizhi in 1965. In a career that spread over 45 years, he had contributed to nearly 100 feature films either as a screenwriter or director, thus becoming one of the most prolific film-makers in the country. Known among his colleagues as a tough task master, he was credited with having nurtured numerous actors, notably Nagesh, Sujatha (actress), Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Saritha, Prakash Raj and Vivek. As of 2013, Balachander had won nine National Film Awards and multiple Filmfare Awards. He was honoured with the Padma Shri, Indias fourth highest civilian award, in 1987, and is a recipient of the ANR National Awardand Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indias highest award in cinema. K. Balachander is revered as one of the best directors India has ever produced. His ideas were original and his subjects were complex ideas expressed via art. A production house named Kavithalaya Productions which has been producing films since 1981 is Balachanders very own production house. Apart from Tamil, he had made films in other languages such as Telugu, Kannadaand Hindi. He had also made a few film appearances and has directed a few TV serials as well. Early Life!!!! K. Balachander was born in 1930 into a Tamil Brahmin household, at Nannilam in the then Tanjore district(now Tiruvarur district), India. Balachander stated that, From my eighth year Ive been seeing cinema and recalls that his earliest interest towards cinema grew after watching films of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, then the Superstar of Tamil cinema. At the age of twelve he was drawn to theatre and drama, which eventually helped him develop an interest in acting, writing and directing amateur plays. His obsession towards theatre continued even while doing his graduation (in Zoology) at the Annamalai University, as he regularly took part in stage plays. After completing his graduation in 1949, he started his career as a school teacher in Muthupet, Tiruvarur district. In 1950, he moved to Madras (now Chennai) and joined the Accountant Generals office as an apprentice clerk, and during this time he joined United Amateur Artistes, an amateur drama company. Soon he formed his own troupe and it was during this time he came to prominence as an amateur playwright with Major Chandrakanth, written in English. As the scope of English was highly limited in Madras, he re-wrote the play in Tamil, which ultimately became a sensation among the people. Balachanders acting troupe consisted of people from film industry such as Major Sundarrajan, Nagesh, Sreekanthand Sowcar Janaki. Other plays include Server Sundaram (Waiter Sundaram), Neerkumizhi (Water Bubble), Mezhuguvarthi (Candle), Naanal (Tall Grass) and Navagraham (Nine Planets). All these produced and directed by him, were received well by the critics. RIP GREAT SOUL!!! You will be tremendously missed by us! Posted by Prabhu Nepals Creative Team
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 20:54:19 +0000
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