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 2,184,894 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. K. Balachander is the 1,684th most popular film director (down from 1,540th in 2019), the 975th most popular biography from India (down from 819th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Film Director.

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  • 2.2M

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  • 40.04

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of K. Balachanders by language

Over the past year K. Balachander has had the most page views in the with 239,485 views, followed by Tamil (9,015), and Telugu (3,351). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hindi (56.48%), French (50.90%), and Simple English (41.77%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, K. Balachander ranks 1,684 out of 2,041. Before him are Tariq Anwar, Craig Gillespie, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kevin Lima, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and B. R. Chopra. After him are Julia Ducournau, Wang Xiaoshuai, Mark Romanek, Greg Nicotero, Pamela Fryman, and Ramesh Sippy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, K. Balachander ranks 612. Before him are Arlen Specter, Booker Ervin, Wayne Frye, Marie Corridon, Don L. Lind, and Allison Hayes. After him are Frank Adams, Don Edmunds, Al Lawrence, Paul Horn, Robert Ashley, and Sally Ann Howes. Among people deceased in 2014, K. Balachander ranks 522. Before him are Ann B. Davis, Wayne Frye, Tom Gola, Esther M. Conwell, Bobby Collins, and Kathleen Ollerenshaw. After him are Philippe Mahut, Paul Horn, Daisuke Oku, Gerald Wilson, Robert Ashley, and Reyhaneh Jabbari.

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In India

Among people born in India, K. Balachander ranks 975 out of 1,861. Before him are Kamal Ranadive (1917), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Margaret Alva (1942), Malaika Arora (1973), and B. R. Chopra (1914). After him are Lakshmi (1952), Nita Ambani (1963), Priyanka Gandhi (1972), Vikas Swarup (1961), Aruna Roy (1946), and KK (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, K. Balachander ranks 28. Before him are Prakash Jha (1952), Mani Ratnam (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), Tariq Anwar (1945), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), and B. R. Chopra (1914). After him are David Dhawan (1955), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), Mehboob Khan (1907), Aditya Chopra (1971), Farah Khan (1965), and Rajkumar Hirani (1962).

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Filmography

Thillu Mullu
Director
Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother.
May 1o 19816.8 / 10
Ek Duuje Ke Liye
Director
A love story between a Tamil man a North Indian woman, who are neighbours in Goa. They come from totally different backgrounds and can hardly speak the other's language. Their parents despise each other and they have regular skirmishes. When they admit their love, there is chaos in their homes, and their parents reject the idea.
Jun 4o 19817.8 / 10
Varumayin Niram Sivappu
Director
Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.
Nov 6o 19808 / 10