Kailasam Balachander( 9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film director, screen writer and producer who was mainly active in the Tamil film industry.  He was popularly known as Iyakkunar Sigaram.Â
FAST FACTS
- K Balachander’s first directorial movie was Neerkumizhi in 1965.
- In his 45 year long career he has contributed more than 150 films to the Tamil film industry.
- He was honoured with Padma Shri in 1987, Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
- His work. Ek Duuje ke Liye in the Hindi film industry was a major box-office and earned critical acclaim.
- Balachander has discovered a lot of talent like Kamal Hasan and Rajnikanth. He was one of the prominent reasons for what they are today.
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