Balu Mahendra date of birth:
June 20, 1946
How old was Balu Mahendra when died?
67
Where was Balu Mahendra born?
Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
When did Balu Mahendra die?
February 13, 2014
What is Balu Mahendra nationality?
Indian
What is Balu Mahendra's occupation?
Film director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
Short Biography
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (20 May 1939 – 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor, who worked in various Indian film industries, primarily in Tamil cinema. Born into a Sri Lankan Tamil household, Mahendra developed a passion towards photography and literature at a young age. He was drawn towards film-making after witnessing the shoot of David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) in Sri Lanka. A graduate of the London University, he started his career as a draughtsman 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.