Balachandra Menon Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made a number of popular films in the 1980s and 1990s. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Ismail in the 1998 film Samaantharangal, which was also directed by him.Along with Fazil and Padmarajan, Menon has introduced new actors into the Malayalam film industry. Actors who made their debut in his films include Shobhana in April 18, Parvathy in Vivahithare Ithile Ithile, Maniyan Pillai Raju in Maniyan Pillai Athava Maniyan Pillai, Karthika in Manicheppu Thurannappol, Annie in Ammayane Sathyam, and Kausalya aka Nandini in April 19.Many of his films explore the theme of uncommon relationships between common people. His box office hits in the early 1980s included Chiriyo Chiri, Kaaryam Nissaram and Prasnam Gurutharam.
Ever since I can remember, I've wanted to be in the movies. I didn't miss a single film that came to town and often skipped classes to be at a matinée.
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Entered the Malayalam film industry in the '70s after he failed to get an admission to the Madras film institute. He started off as an actor, but Menon also wrote, directed, and acted in a succession of comedy-laced family dramas, creating in the process a signature all his own. Back then Malayalam movies revolved around the stars, but Menon, by putting the focus on the story, encouraged other directors to forge their own cinematic styles, which soon led to the Malayalam industry being noted for its directors.
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Many of his better films work on the theme of uncommon relationships of common people, but people tend to remember his comedy films because they go on to be big box-office hits.
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Malayalam actor, director and script-writer.
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Won the National Award for Best Actor for his role in Samantharangal (1998). Won the Kerala State Award for Best Story Writer for Uthrada Rathri (1978) and a Special Jury Award in 1997.
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His father, a railway station master, wanted his only son to study medicine or join the IAS, but he was too involved in college dramatics to do well academically. After getting his BSc degree in 1974, he studied journalism and applied for a reporter's job with Nana, a popular Malayalam film magazine.
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