Vasanthabalan

Vasanthabalan (sometimes credited as Vasantha Balan) is an Indian Tamil film director and screenwriter.[1] He has made critically acclaimed films including Veyil (2006), Angadi Theru (2010) and Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014).

Vasanthabalan
Vasanthabalan in 2014
Born (1972-07-12) 12 July 1972
Seithur, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active2002 - present
Websitehttps://www.directorvasanthabalan.com/

Career

Vasanthabalan began his film career as an editing assistant and later became an assistant director to S.Shankar in the latter's directorial debut, Gentleman (1993). He continued to work under Shankar in three more films—Kaadhalan (1994), Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998)—before making his break as an independent director with the box-office failure Album (2002).[2] His second film, produced by Shankar's S Pictures, Veyil (2006) was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. It was shown as the Indian representative at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[3] His next release, Angadi Theru (2010), showcased a romantic tale set in the famous Ranganathan Street in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success as well. It was shortlisted for India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4] In 2012, he released Aravaan, a period film based on the novel Kaaval Kottam that reflects the life of people of South Tamil Nadu in the 18th century. Following that, he made the period drama Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014), which won critical acclaim.

Balan at IFFI (2010)

Filmography
YearFilmNotes
2002Album
2006VeyilNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
2010Angaadi TheruVijay Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Story
2012Aravaan
2014Kaaviya ThalaivanNorway Tamil Film Festival for Best Director[5]
2020Jail
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References
  1. "Kollywood's Top 25 Directors - Directors - Vetrimaran Balaji Sakthivel Lingusamy Vasanth Karu Pazhaniappan Simbudevan". www.behindwoods.com.
  2. Ramprasad, Sinndhuja (27 November 2014). "Honest Company: The Vasanthabalan Interview". silverscreen.in. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. "rediff.com: 'It is a dream to have a producer like Shankar'". specials.rediff.com.
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