- Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon (1954) is a prominent personality in Malayalam film industry. He is a
film director , who also write scripts and acts in his movies. He made some very popular films in the 1980s and 1990s. He got into serious acting in others' films recently, with a highly acclaimed performance in the movie "Janmantharam". He got national award in "Samantharangal".He received the
National Film Award for Best Actor for "Samantharangal" in 1998.Along with
Fazil andPadmarajan , Balachandra Menon has introduced the most newcomers into the Malayalam film industry. The notable ones beingShobhana in "April 18",Parvathy Jayaram in "Vivahithare Ithile", Maniyan Pillai Raju in "Maniyan Pillai Athava Maniyan Pillai",Karthika in "Manicheppu Thurannappol", Annie in "Ammayane Sathyam", and Nandini (Kausalya) in "April 19".Many of his films work on the theme of uncommon relationships of common people. But people tend remember his films as comedies because of box-office hits like "Chiriyo Chiri" and "Kaaryam Nissaram" (early 80's). He also acted in the highest grossing malayalam film, "Classmates" (2006), as a College Professor.
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