Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939)

Balu Mahendra

Film director in Indian cinema (1939–2014)

Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran, commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan Tamil cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked in various Indian film industries, primarily in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. Born in Sri Lanka, Mahendran developed a passion…