Director and writer · Telugu cinema
K. Balachander
K. Balachander movies: 14 Telugu films on file (13 as director, 13 as writer), 1968–2010. Earliest on file: Bhale Kodallu (1968). Latest release: Maro Charitra (25 March 2010).
- Films on file
- 14 (13 as director, 13 as writer)
- Years on file
- 1968–2010
- Born
- 9 July 1930 · July birthdays (Wikidata)
- Died
- 23 December 2014
- Selected films on file
- Maro Charithra, Anthuleni Katha, 47 Rojulu
- Record
- Q3520369 on Wikidata
Career on file
K. Balachander has 14 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1968 to 2010: 13 films as director and 13 films as writer. The earliest of them is Bhale Kodallu (1968), and the most recent release is Maro Charitra (2010). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Maro Charithra (1978), Anthuleni Katha (1976) and 47 Rojulu (1981). Other recent releases on file are Rudraveena (1988), Kokilamma (1983) and Tholi Kodi Koosindi (1981).
In the films K. Balachander directed, Sarath Babu appears most often (six films), ahead of Saritha (5) and Kamal Haasan (3). Music on ten of them is by M. S. Viswanathan. Andal Productions produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 5 music directors and 43 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 6 of them; they average 152 minutes, and the longest is Bhale Kodallu at 174 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1960s (2), 1970s (6), 1980s (5) and 2010s (1).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.