B. Lenin

Editing

B. Lenin

Born 1948-01-01 · Tamilnadu, India

B. Lenin is an editor, writer and director who has worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. He is the son of A. Bhimsingh, a Tamil film maker. Lenin entered the film industry as an assistant editor and went on to work in numerous projects before becoming an independent editor. He made his debut as a full-fledged editor through J. Mahendran's Uthiripookkal in 1979. After a few films, Lenin started working with his long-time assistant V. T. Vijayan and the duo has so far worked in over hundred films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi films apart from an English film, Eli My Friend. As of 2013, Lenin has won five National Film Awards including the awards for Best Direction and Best Editing. He was the chairman of the Film Federation of India of India in 2011.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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Thillai leaves his village to work in a bank in the city. He decides to marry Jeyakodi but unexpected complications put their relationship to the test.

Solla Thudikkuthu Manasu

1988

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Thillai leaves his village to work in a bank in the city. He decides to marry Jeyakodi but unexpected complications put their relationship to the test.

Solla Thudikkuthu Manasu

1988

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Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal

1980

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A minimalist film that looks at how death can silence a voice and strip away self identity

Fenugreek

2000

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The story revolves around the sentimental attachment of a family towards a cot that has been passed through the family for three generations. It has been their family’s companion through their ups and downs for around 250 years and everyone are attached to it emotionally. It has survived as a unperishable common identity link or reference passed from one generation to the next within the family. It was a place for last breadth for some and first breadth for some. Thus, the non living entity becomes a living one among the family members by the memories itched by it in their minds.The screenplay is based on how the antique cot , which the family emotionally revere lose it and how they struggle to recover the same , whether they succeed or lose it forever ,is the question which is answered in the plot.

Kattil

2021

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Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment.

Ooruku Nooruper

2001

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Sirpigalin Sirpangal

2021