K Balachander

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He breathed his last on December 23

A host of film celebrities from all over South India attended the funeral of filmmaker K Balachander.

The Tamil film industry came together to bid farewell one last time.

Celebrities took on to Twitter to express their grief and pay tributes

The ace director who was recovering seems to be in critical condition again.

The veteran filmmaker breathed his last few hours ago in Chennai after prolonged illness

Bollywood diva Sridevi paid homage to director K Balachander who passed away on Tuesday night in Chennai.

TV anchor Suma Kanakala joined the chorus to pay tribute to legendary filmmaker, K Balachander

On K. Balachander's 11th death anniversary, Kamal Haasan paid a heartfelt tribute, remembering the legendary director as a pivotal figure in his life and career. Haasan emphasized their profound artistic bond and teacher-student relationship, stating he speaks of Balachander daily. This remembrance highlights Balachander's immense influence on Tamil cinema and Haasan's personal growth.

Actor Lilliput revealed Kamal Haasan's pivotal role in securing his 'Saagar' debut. Haasan sought someone 'slightly smaller' for a parallel role, leading Lilliput to director Ramesh Sippy. Lilliput also claims his personal love story inspired elements of Haasan's iconic film 'Apoorva Sagodharargal', though Haasan hasn't publicly credited him.

Veteran director K Balachander passed away recently at the age of 84.

K Balachander's final film was with Kamal Haasan in 'Uthama Villain', where he played a filmmaker and mentor to Kamal's character in the film.

The entire Telugu film industry came forward to pay tribute to one of the greatest filmmakers, soon after news broke that he had passed away

Veteran director K Balachander celebrates his 83rd birthday today, July 9th, 2013.

Kamal Haasan remembers filmmaker K Balachander in a heartfelt video

Film lovers and celebrities are paying tribute to the late director and playwright K Balachander on his 90th birthday. Kailasam Balachander is one of the most honoured names of the entertainment industry. He was a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award too. The legendary director was born on July 9, 1930. He passed away on December 23, 2014 at the age of 84.

Award winning actor Prakash Raj shared his grief caused by the demise of legendary director K Balachander in Chennai on Tuesday.

The ace director is unwell and has been admitted in Kaveri hospital in Chennai.

The television hosts mourned the death of legendary director K Balachander.

The 84 year old director has supposedly developed urinary tract infection.

A musical programme to pay tributes to late Tamil film director K Balachander will be held at the Russian Cultural Centre here on Saturday evening.

He spent more than an hour with the family of K Balachander.

Aamir Khan, met the legendary director K Balachander recently.

The actor-director said that it was K Balachander who inspired him to make different kind of films

Several Telugu film actors and directors paid tribute to director K Balachander who passed away on Tuesday night.

The veteran filmmaker has over 150 films to his credit including path breaking ones like Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, Avargal, Varumayin Niram Sivappu and 47 Natkal among many others.

Veteran Tamil filmmaker K Balachander passed away on December 23

A picture of the ace director in the hospital has been doing the rounds.