Director

P Balachandran

Acting

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1150850

IMDb ID: nm1548005

Known for: Acting

Born: February 2, 1952

Died: April 5, 2021

Age: 69

Place of birth: Sasthamkotta, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1991 - 2023

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 7.03

Wikidata: Q7117140

Also known as

പി ബാലചന്ദ്രൻ • Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair • P. Balachandran

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Biography

P. Balachandran was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He's known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Balachandran was best known for the play Paavam Usman for which he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Professional Nataka Award in the year 1989. He scripted many films including Ulladakkam (1991), Pavithram (1994), Agnidevan (1995), Punaradhivasam (2000), and Kammatti Paadam (2016). His directorial debut was Ivan Megharoopan (2012). He also acted in a few films, the most notable being Trivandrum Lodge (2012).

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