Balu Anand
Balu Anand | |
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Born | c. 1954 Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
Died | 3 June 2016 (aged 62) Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Director Actor |
Years active | 1985-2016 |
Balu Anand (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films (Kollywood). He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri, Annanagar Mudhal Theru and Unakkaga Piranthen.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Anand is known as the director of successful films Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri starring Vijayakanth and the Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika starrer Annanagar Mudhal Theru, a remake of Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street.[5]
In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, Paapoo...Paapoo and Low Class Loganathan, but neither film was theatrically released.[6] His last directorial venture Anandha Thollai starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.[7]
Death
Anand died of a heart attack in his home town of Kalampalayam.[8][9]
Filmography
As Director
Year | Film | Language | Cast |
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1985 | Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri | Tamil | Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Jeevitha, Goundamani |
1986 | Rasigan Oru Rasigai | Tamil | Sathyaraj, Ambika, Jaishankar |
1986 | Endravathu Oru Naal | Tamil | Naresh Kumar, Madhuri |
1988 | Annanagar Mudhal Theru | Tamil | Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika, Raghuvaran |
1992 | Unakkaga Piranthen | Tamil | Prashanth, Mohini, Sangeetha, Janagaraj |
1993 | Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan | Tamil | Mansoor Ali Khan, Nandhini, Napoleon, Srihari |
1995 | Sindhu Bath | Tamil | Mansoor Ali Khan, Kasthuri, Sanghavi |
2013 | Sandhithathum Sindithathum | Tamil | Sathya, Huda Shah, Mithra Kurian, Nizhalgal Ravi, Ganja Karuppu |
2015 | Athiradi | Tamil | Mansoor Ali Khan |
As actor
References
- ^ "Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". The Indian Express. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Actor Balu Anand passes away". The Hindu. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Actor-director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". abplive. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "തമിഴ് നടൻ ബാലു ആനന്ദ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Reporter Live. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Tamil actor director Balu Anand passes away". bollywoodlife. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050306225907/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2001/april/27-4-01.htm
- ^ "Tamil actor-director Balu Anand dies at 62". ibtimes. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". Times of India. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Director Balu Anand dies of heart attack". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
- Balu Anand at IMDb