K
Balachander
passes
away!
The
legendary
director
who
was
complaining
of
dizziness,
was
recently
admitted
to
the
city
hospital.
He
was
under
treatment
by
a
team
of
doctors.
He
was
later
diagnosed
by
brain
tumour.
Although
his
health
condition
was
improving,
due
to
a
massive
heart
attack
and
failure
of
kidneys
,
he
succumbed
to
death
yesterday,
Dec
23
at
7.02
pm.
The
legendary
director
was
born
in
1930
at
Nallamaagadi
in
Thiruvarur
District.
K
Balachander
fondly
called
as
KB
started
his
directorial
journey
in
cinema,
after
re-writing
Major
Chandrakanth,
a
play
in
Tamil.
KB
made
his
debut
through
Neerkumizhi(1965)
and
made
his
presence
known
from
Apoorva
Raagangal(1975)
and
ended
his
journey
with
Abaddam(2006).
KB
started
to
taste
success
from
Apoorva
Raagangal,
Ethirneechal,
Aval
oru
Thodarkathai,
Varumaiyin
Niram
Sigappu,
Punnagai
Mannan,
Unnal
Mudiyum
Thambi
and
lots
more.
KB
also
penned
and
directed
many
TV
serials
including
Kai
Alavu
Manasu
and
Rail
Sneham
which
still
is
referred
to
as
the
nonpareil
serials
in
Television
history.
He
has
also
played
a
key
role
in
Kamal
Haasan's
upcoming
flick
Uthama
Villain.
KB
introduced
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Hassan,
Prakash
Raj
to
the
cinema
industry.
He
also
won
9
National
Awards,
Dadhasaheb
Phalke
Award
and
the
Padma
Shree.
K
B
traversed
the
film
industry
for
about
45
Years
savouring
all
varieties
of
success
in
all
languages.
In
these
45
years
he
showcased
many
faces
such
as
actor,
director,
producer
and
dialogue
writer.
KB
was
popularly
called
as
"Iyakunar
Sigaram" as
he
penned
more
than
100
movies
in
his
career.
He
is
survived
by
wife
Rajam,
a
son
and
a
daughter.