“Ask anyone for Balu Mahendra’s studio. They will know,” director M Muhilan tells me over the phone. Drive into one of the lanes in Dasarathapuram, and you will reach a two-storeyed playschool. Until ...

Prolific filmmaker Balu Mahendra was a craftsman who narrated emotional dramas with minimum characters and effective visuals for over three decades, won five National Awards and influenced a whole ...

Legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra's Thalaimuraigal won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration at the recently held 61st National Film Awards, that acknowledged the best Indian ...

For most of the film fraternity — from actors to directors to aspiring filmmakers — who came to pay their last respects to Balu Mahendra on Thursday afternoon, it was not just because he was an ...

In Balu Mahendra ’s demise, the country has lost one of the finest craftsmen. G Dhananjayan pays a tribute Like Ekalavya, who tried to learn archery from Dronacharya, I learnt a lot about cinema from ...

The film fraternity mourned the death of legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra, terming the passing away of "creator's creator" as a "massive loss" for the industry. Mr Balu died on Thursday following a ...

I remember the first time I had gone to meet the celebrated auteur Balu Mahendra. Wanting an interview with him, I had telephoned him seeking an appointment. He asked me to meet him at 8 am at the ...

When a bunch of young film enthusiasts in northern Sri Lanka decided to build a library of cinema, they were certain about two things. Their resources would not be limited by geography, language, or ...

Ace actress Archana, a two-time National Award winner, and Revathy, who shared screen space in the recent film Azhyatha Kolangal 2, a tribute to their mentor, the renowned late ...