Nationality Indian Role Film actor Name T. Balachandran | Years active 1986–present Occupation Film actor | |
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Born 2 February 1928 ( 1928-02-02 ) Parent(s) Vanchiyoor P. K. Kunjan Pillai, Parukkuttiyamma Relatives Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair (brother) Died December 15, 2005, Thiruvananthapuram Spouse Visalakshi Balachandran (m. ?–2005) Children Vasanth Balachandran, Vinod Balachandran Movies Bhakta Kuchela, Devi Kanyakumari, Viruthan Shanku, Andha Naal, Anubhavangal Paalichakal Similar People Chandrasekharan, A B Raj, Prem Nazir, Thoppil Bhasi, J Sasikumar | ||
Siblings Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair | ||
Prasadam||Malayalam super hit movie ||Ft Premnazir , Jayabharathy others
T. K. Balachandran was a Malayalam film actor.He has acted in more than 200 films. His areas of contribution includes Production, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay. He is the first actor to do a double role in the history of Malayalam Cinema.
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- PrasadamMalayalam super hit movie Ft Premnazir Jayabharathy others
- Background
- Family
- Tamil
- Production
- Story
- Dialogue Screenplay
- References
Background
T. K. Balachandran was born as the fifth son of Kunjan Pillai and Parukkuttiyamma. At 13 years of age, he acted in the movie "Prahlaada" in 1940. In 1968, he acted in Viruthan Shanku, the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema directed by P. Venu. In 1998, the Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu Cinema Industry jointly elected him President of the South Indian Film Chamber. Taking into consideration his invaluable contributions to Indian Cinema, he was awarded the President's Gold Medal. He has also received numerous awards and recognition. He died at home in Thiruvananthapuram, at 78 years of age, on 15 December 2005 after fighting a prolonged battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife and son.
Family
He was married to Vishalakshi. The couple had two sons Vasanth and Vinod. Actor Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair is his brother.