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Balu Mahendra , Sri Lankan born Legend of Indian Cinema.
A native of Amirthakali, Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, and an old student of St.Michael's College Batticaloa was born on May 19th, 1939.
After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's "The bridge on the River Kwai" in Kandy during a school trip in mid 50's, he was drawn towards film making. His mentor, Rev.Fr.Lorio S.J. is still living at St.Michael's College, Batticaloa and celebrated his 93rd birthday on May 11th.
Late Balu Mahendra has mentioned that Fr.Lorio is the one who inspired him and made him to pursue a career in Cinematography.
In 1966, Balu Mahendra, went to India and completed his diploma in motion picture photography at the Film Institute of India in Pune.
His first break in the film industry came when he was assigned as the cinematographer for director Ramu Kariat’s Nellu in Malayalam. After working in more than 20 films as cinematographer, he directed his first film 'Kokila' in Kannda. His first Tamil film was 'Azhiyatha Kolangal'.
His unique style of cinematography - making use of ambient light as much as possible - and a measured narrative became the trademark of an alternate Tamil cinema that took shape through the 1980s, challenging the then mainstream. His films fetched awards not only to himself but also to many of his lead actors. His directorial tour de force ‘Moondram Pirai’ in 1983 fetched him the national award for best cinematography, and also won Kamal Haasan his first national award for acting.
“He has worked as a cinematographer for the first film of many outstanding directors. He was with Bharathan when he directed 'Prayanam'. Again he joined hands with Manirathnam for his first film 'Pallavi Anupallavi' in Kannada. Director Mahendran’s debut 'Mullum Malarum' had Balu Mahendra as the cinematographer where he won another National Award.
The camera work for K. Viswanath’s 'Sankarabharanam' which made waves was also done by Balu Mahendra.
Balu Mahendra used to say it was Satyajit Ray’s 'Pather Panchali' that made a permanent impact on him. “The impact was terrific and I could not concentrate on anything for days. It was as if I was possessed by a ghost,” he used to say.
Apart from being a torchbearer for serious and uncompromising cinema, Mahendra was also regarded as one of the best teachers of the medium, his assistant directors often going on to become master craftsmen themselves. The most prominent among them are Bala, Samuthrakani, Seran and Ameer. Many assistant directors learnt their craft from Mr.Mahendra at his film school in Saligramam called “Cinema Pattarai” (translates to Cinema Workshop).
An avid reader himself, Mr.Mahendra always exhorted his students and even the journalists who interviewed him to read and learn about one’s culture through literature.He shared a special bond with music director Ilayaraja.
He was a recipient of Six Indian National Awards which includes Two for Best Cinematography, Five Filmfare awards and several state government awards.
After a brief hiatus, he made a comeback through "Thalai Muraigal" which marked his acting debut. Apart from acting, he scripted, edited, directed and served as the cinematographer of the film. Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu stated, "If Mahendra's aim was to make a film that can compete on a global level, Thalai Muraigal is a concrete step in that direction". The movie won the Nargis Dutt award for Best feature film on National Integration.This was his last National Award and he passed away on the Valentine's day of 2014.
If he is alive, he will be celebrating his 81st birthday tomorrow (May 19th).

Via Ganeshamoorthy

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