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FILM DIRECTOR

K. Balachander

1930 - 2014

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Kailasam Balachandar (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian filmmaker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of unconventional themes and hard-hitting contemporary subject matter. Balachander's films are well known for their portrayal of women as bold personalities and central characters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K. Balachander has received more than 2,202,623 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. K. Balachander is the 1,546th most popular film director, the 823rd most popular biography from India and the 19th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 17

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  • 1.28

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  • 3.81

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, K. Balachander ranks 1,546 out of 1,581. Before him are Drew Goddard, Lee Cheol-ha, Dean Devlin, Subhash Ghai, Lowell Thomas, and Sırrı Süreyya Önder. After him are Oscar Micheaux, Lisa Joy, Michael Cuesta, Barrie M. Osborne, Miguel Sapochnik, and Robert Eggers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, K. Balachander ranks 541. Before him are Vladimir Ryzhkin, Arlen Specter, Troy Ruttman, Luki Botha, Tom Mboya, and Barry Unsworth. After him are Nicholas F. Brady, Allison Hayes, Charles Correa, Colin McDonald, Stuart Williams, and Al Lawrence. Among people deceased in 2014, K. Balachander ranks 471. Before him are Barbara Prammer, Mónica Spear, Imre Gedővári, Rainer Hasler, Leslie Feinberg, and Dave Power. After him are Bill Mulliken, Bob Hastings, Bobby Collins, Krzysztof Krauze, Mary Ann Mobley, and Bob Houbregs.

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In India

Among people born in India, K. Balachander ranks 823 out of 1,493. Before him are Sushmita Sen (1975), Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), Aasif Mandvi (1966), Subhash Ghai (1945), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), and Rajmohan Gandhi (1935). After him are Vikram Batra (1974), Kanan Devi (1916), Irfan Habib (1931), Tarun Gogoi (1936), Mandakini (1963), and Joseph Parecattil (1912).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, K. Balachander ranks 19. Before him are Tapan Sinha (1924), Shyam Benegal (1934), Mahesh Bhatt (1948), V. Shantaram (1901), Deepa Mehta (1950), and Subhash Ghai (1945). After him are Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aparna Sen (1945), Karan Johar (1972), Mani Ratnam (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), and B. R. Chopra (1914).

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