K. Balachander - Film Artists Associated With K. Balachander

Film Artists Associated With K. Balachander

K. Balachander is known for introducing new faces to the film industry. He has introduced over 100 actors in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. Balachander also had long associations with some senior artists in the South Indian film industry like Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Nagesh and Muthuraman. Even though he was not the one to discover them, he played a prominent role in shaping their career. The following refers to a limited number of film personnel who were either discovered by him or enacted their first major role in a film directed by him.

Name Debut film Major role Notes
Kamal Hassan Yes Worked in 36 films
Rajinikanth Yes Yes
Chiranjeevi Yes
Mammootty Yes
A.R.Rahman Yes Yes Roja was produced by Balachander
Jaishankar
Srikanth Yes
Sivakumar Yes
Jaiganesh Yes Yes
Y. G. Mahendran Yes Yes
Radha Ravi Yes
Prakash Raj Yes Mentored by K.B
Also acted in some Television serials of Balachander
Sarath Babu Yes
S. V. Shekhar Yes
Nassar Yes
Ramesh Aravind Yes Yes Introduced by K.B in 3 languages
Vivek Yes Yes
Rahman Yes The only actor from Malayalam to be nurtured by K.B
Charle Yes Yes
Jayanthi Yes
Lakshmi Yes
Jayasudha Yes Yes
Srividya Yes
Jayachitra Yes
Sripriya Yes
Sujatha Yes
Jayaprada Yes Yes Her first starring role was in Anthuleni Katha
Sridevi Yes
Madhavi Yes
Saritha Yes Yes Worked in 22 films under Balachander, the most for any actress
Geetha
Madhoo Yes Yes
Yuvarani Yes Yes
Vimala Raman Yes Yes

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