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K Balachander: Tributes paid to Indian filmmaker | K Balachander: Tributes paid to Indian filmmaker |
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Tributes have been paid to award-winning Indian film director K Balachander, who has died in the southern city of Chennai. | Tributes have been paid to award-winning Indian film director K Balachander, who has died in the southern city of Chennai. |
Balachander, 84, was suffering from age-related ailments and died late on Tuesday. His funeral is scheduled to take place on Thursday, reports say. | Balachander, 84, was suffering from age-related ailments and died late on Tuesday. His funeral is scheduled to take place on Thursday, reports say. |
Debuting with Neerkumizhi (Water bubble) in 1965, he directed more than 100 films in south Indian languages. | Debuting with Neerkumizhi (Water bubble) in 1965, he directed more than 100 films in south Indian languages. |
He crossed over into Bollywood with his hit 1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye. | He crossed over into Bollywood with his hit 1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye. |
Other memorable films included Arangetram, Aval Oru Thodarkadhai, Rajini, Apoorva Raagangal, Avargal and Aaina. | Other memorable films included Arangetram, Aval Oru Thodarkadhai, Rajini, Apoorva Raagangal, Avargal and Aaina. |
Balachander received India's prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2010. | Balachander received India's prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2010. |
Many film personalities have taken to social media sites to pay tributes to the director. | Many film personalities have taken to social media sites to pay tributes to the director. |
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Twitter described Balachander as a "path breaking director of all time". | Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Twitter described Balachander as a "path breaking director of all time". |
Actor R Madhavan remembered Balachander as a warm person. | Actor R Madhavan remembered Balachander as a warm person. |
Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar said Balachander was "a genius storyteller". | Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar said Balachander was "a genius storyteller". |
India's chess champion Viswanathan Anand tweeted his "condolences to his family". | India's chess champion Viswanathan Anand tweeted his "condolences to his family". |
K Balachander | K Balachander |
K Balachander, a graduate in zoology, began his career writing and directing plays in Chennai, then known as Madras. | |
He soon began to write scripts and direct Tamil films, ruffling traditional audiences with his modern social themes. | He soon began to write scripts and direct Tamil films, ruffling traditional audiences with his modern social themes. |
Balachander's films dealt with thorny caste, gender and political issues of the 1960s. Many of his films were also avowedly feminist. | Balachander's films dealt with thorny caste, gender and political issues of the 1960s. Many of his films were also avowedly feminist. |
Arangetram deals with poverty, prostitution and upper class morals, Avargal is a story of a divorcee who falls in love and Aval oru Thodarkathai is a tale of exploitation of a working woman in a big city. | Arangetram deals with poverty, prostitution and upper class morals, Avargal is a story of a divorcee who falls in love and Aval oru Thodarkathai is a tale of exploitation of a working woman in a big city. |
Balachander was a left-leaning liberal and his films portrayed the underdog - Server Sundara dealt with a working class hero's life and Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu dealt with Marxism and joblessness. | |
Balachander was also known as a "star maker" who turned a number of Tamil industry actors into some of India's top stars - Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth, for example, became pan-Indian stars, performing in films in Bollywood and different Indian languages. |
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