Malayalam filmmaker P. Balachandran passes away
The Hindu
In a creative life spanning several decades, he experimented and reinvented himself, shifting seamlessly between the stage and the screen, and writing scripts that were both critically-acclaimed and popular.
P. Balachandran, screenwriter, filmmaker, dramatist and actor, passed away at his home in Vaikom early on Monday. He was 69. In a creative life spanning several decades, he experimented and reinvented himself, shifting seamlessly between the stage and the screen, and writing scripts that were both critically-acclaimed and popular. Even before he turned to cinema, he had made a name for himself as a playwright, winning the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for best playwright for Paavam Usman in 1989 and the Kerala Professional Drama Award for Prathiroopangal in the same year.More Related News