Veteran
actor
and
director
Balachandran
Menon
made
his
entry
into
films
in
the
70's
and
has
been
personally
handling
several
aspects
of
his
films
including
direction,
writing,
editing,
music
composition,
etc.
He
won
the
National
award
for
his
performance
in
the
film,
Samantharangal
in
1998.
Some
of
his
films
include
April
18,
Tharatu,
Kelkatha
Sabdham,
Karyam
Nisaram,
Samantharangal,
Krishna
Gopalkrishna,
and
Chiriyo
Chiri.
He
enacted
the
role
of
a
college
professor
in
the
super-hit
film,
Classmates.
Balachandran
Menon
has
been
chosen
for
this
year's
Prem
Nazir
Award
for
his
contribution
to
the
Malayalam
Cinema.
The
award
would
be
presented
by
Chief
Minister
V.S.
Achuthanandan
on
December
16th.