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 |
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| 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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