Balu Anand

Directing

Balu Anand

Born — Died

1954-01-01 — 2016-06-03

Known for

Directing

Credits

49 titles

Balu Anand (1954 – 3 June 2016) was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films. He appeared in over 100 films as an actor and directed several films, such as Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri, Annanagar Mudhal Theru and Unakkaga Piranthen.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 19 titles

Anbe Sivam poster
7.7

Anbarasu, young and arrogant, and Nallasivam, damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.

Anbe Sivam

2003

Guruvamma poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Guruvamma

2002

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NR

When policemen find a corpse in a river with a wedding invitation stuffed in the pocket, they set out to investigate.

Unnai Kann Theduthe

2009

Unnai Ninaithu poster
6.4

A young man tries to explain to his lover that her fiance is a crook. She refuses to believe him. Later, she realizes her mistake and comes back to him. But the man now loves another woman.

Unnai Ninaithu

2002

Padikathavan poster
4.0

Rocky is looked down upon by his father and spends all his time in a mechanic shop. Problems arise in his life after he falls in love with Gayathri.

Padikathavan

2009

Nee Naan Nila poster
NR

The story of two friends Raja (London Ravi) and Vinoth (R. V. Bharathan), who fall for the same women Nila (Meghna). The story continues even when one of them is dead.

Nee Naan Nila

2007

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NR

A radio jockey falls in love with a fan who often sends song requests. However, when it is time to meet the girl, he suddenly develops an inferiority complex after seeing her.

Kadhal FM

2005

Star poster
6.2

Murthy (Prashanth) earns his living taking the blame for the mistakes of other people and the jail is his second home. Dhanushkodi (Raghuvaran) has sworn to kill ex-collector Ramanathan's (Vijayakumar) son and so, Ramanathan has transferred his son Santosh (Pravinkanth) to Mauritius while telling the world that he has ran away. Wishing to save his son, he hires Murthy to act as his long lost son, hoping that Dhanushkodi would kill him instead of his actual son. Murthy too accepts the gig since his lover Preeti (Jyotika) is Ramanathan's niece. In the climax, Santhosh supports Dhanushkodi for killing his father, But Dhanushkodi kills Santhosh. The film ends with Murthy taking the blame for killing Santhosh and surrenders himself to police.

Star

2001

Unnai Kann Theduthey poster
NR

The police find a dead body in a river holding on to a 'thaali' and a wedding invitation. They begin an investigation that takes them to a house where wedding preparations are in full swing.

Unnai Kann Theduthey

2000

Pazhani poster
3.3

Pazhani is a Tamil action movie with Bharath in lead role. It is directed by Perarasu and produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise. Srikanth Deva scores music. Bharath plays the role of a car driver. Kajal Agarwal is the heroine and Kushboo plays Bharath's sister.

Pazhani

2008

Super Da poster
NR

Kathirvel comes to the city to live with his friend Subramani. While Reshma is a soft-spoken college student, her mother Gangamma is an heartless lady rowdy. Rahul, a college student, falls in love with Reshma at the first sight. Reshma also loves him but to save Rahul's life, she tries to avoid him. Finally, Reshma accepts his love. Gangamma, knowing their love affair, hurts heavily Rahul in front of Kathirvel and Subramani and they reached Rahul to the nearby hospital. Reshma insults Kathirvel for being passive during the attack and Kathirvel tells his tragic past to Reshma. In the past, Kathirvel was in love with Reshma's sister Meenakshi. They So Gangamma tried to kill Kathirvel but Meenakshi intervened and was accidentally by her mother. Before her death, Kathirvel promised Meenakshi to not kill her mother. Kathirvel is now determined to unite the lovers. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Super Da

2004

Alli Thandha Vaanam poster
NR

An entrepreneur challenges his reckless son, Satyam, to live independently for three months. Satyam's varied encounters end up changing him as a human being.

Alli Thandha Vaanam

2001

Kunguma Pottu Gounder poster
5.2

Kandasamy is desperate to enrol his son in a good school. Trouble ensues when his wife spots him with an educated woman who is posing as their child's mother in order to help him get admission.

Kunguma Pottu Gounder

2001

No artwork available
NR

Kalakkura Chandru in this movie Karthik is the junior lawyer under his uncle Mohanram. His marriage takes place with Bhuvana. He sees Radharavi and tells Bhuvana is his wife. Then it dawns on him that he is mentally unstable. How Karthik tries to hide this and how a solution is found forms the rest of the story.

Kalakkara Chandru

2007

Diwan poster
6.0

Raghavan (Sarathkumar) and Velu (Vadivelu) work as cooks in a non-veg hotel. Raghavan loves Geetha (Kiran) who is the daughter of a rich man (Vijayan), but her father is against this love and insults him as a poor man. Raghavan challenges that he will be rich in a year. There is a subplot in the story, for Meenakshi (Sharmili), a daughter from a rich family; she is the apple of the eye of the family. Meenakshi ran home with her lover Raju, who worked as a driver to her house. He tells that his friend Dinesh will help them. However, Raju escaped because he saw a bad dream where he is killed by her family as if it will happen in reality. Due to that he vanishes. Raghavan understood her plight and helps her.

Diwan

2003

Paarvai Ondre Podhume poster
NR

Vinodh (Kunal) and Manoj (Karan) are best friends. Manoj gives Vinodh a manager job of his three-star hotel. They both are in love with Neetha (Monal), but Neetha is actually in love with Vinodh. This causes a strain in their friendship, and Manoj fires Vinodh from his manager job. The film ends with a message to the audience that 'love is divine (pleasing) but friendship is pristine (unspoilt)

Paarvai Ondre Podhume

2001

Vanna Thamizh Paatu poster
NR

The secret son-in-law of an influential family, where everyone hates love and romance, arrives posing as a servant in order to gain their affection.

Vanna Thamizh Paatu

2000

No artwork available
10.0

Kannan's (Karthik) ambition in life is to take up the construction of the temple left incomplete by his forefathers. Funds are not forthcoming. Goundamani assures him that with his employer's help Kannan's dream could become a reality. But Goundamani is disappointed when his employer, the wealthy landlady's (Manorama) grandson Raghu (Ranjith) turns out to be money minded and heartless. In a fit of anger, Goundamani pushes him into the waters of a river and thinks he has committed a murder. Predictably Kannan is made to enter the scene as an impostor. What follows next forms the crux of the story.

Kannan Varuvaan

2000

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vedappan

2009

1990s · 11 titles

No artwork available
NR

Ravanan, a short-tempered farmer, frequently quarrels with Meena, the daughter of a wealthy man. As a result, she stops his sister's wedding. Enraged, Ravanan kidnaps her to teach a lesson.

Ravanan

1994

Annan poster
NR

Velan feels happy when his sister, Lakshmi, marries Selvam, a police officer. But Velan is shocked when Selvam accuses him of killing his father.

Annan

1999

Pistha poster
6.5

Vennila, the arrogant daughter of a wealthy businessman, gets married to Mani in order to inherit her grandfather's property. However, her life changes when she finds out that Mani is an ex-convict.

Pistha

1997

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga poster
6.6

Sakthi tries to sabotage his marriage arranged by his father but gets a huge shock when the girl turns out to be the one he loves.

Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga

1999

Thirumathi Palanisamy poster
NR

Hamsaveni, a teacher, agrees to marry an illiterate man on the condition that she will stay with her ailing father after marriage. However, on the wedding night, he refuses to comply with her terms.

Thirumathi Palanisamy

1992

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NR

A drama about the blossoming romantic relationship between a man in 40's and a girl of age 18.

Vidukathai

1997

Ulavuthurai poster
6.5

Vasanth Periyasamy is a naval officer who uses the guise of a car driver after to protect his family. However, being the best officer, he is assigned the task of solving the mysterious murders at sea.

Ulavuthurai

1998

Thedinen Vandhadhu poster
6.5

A man and his friend try to save a bag containing a hefty sum, which they hide in an empty house. When they return for the bag, the house is occupied by a girl and her family.

Thedinen Vandhadhu

1997

Dhinamum Ennai Gavani poster
NR

Rolex is a smart international smuggler on the run. The fearless Assistant Commissioner Jai Kumar arrests him. Jai Kumar and Raji are in love, then they get married. Rolex wants to take revenge on Jai Kumar by his way. Later, he escapes from the jail and fakes his own death. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Dhinamum Ennai Gavani

1997

Thalattu Padava poster
8.0

Thalattu Padava is a 1990 Tamil film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Parthiban, Rupini, Kushboo and Sujatha in lead roles.

Thalattu Padava

1990

Aahaa Enna Porutham poster
NR

Kunju Gounder is a respected village chief, he seeks his missed son. Panju Gounder, worked as a servant in Kunju Gounder's house and married his sister. Now, Panju Gounder tries hard to be respected by the villagers. Raja and his friend are fraud. Raja attempts to make himself out to be Kunju Gounder's son and falls in love with Kunju Gounder's daughter Sinthamani. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Aahaa Enna Porutham

1997

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

Fate brings Kulothungan, a petty thief, and Radhika, a wealthy heiress, into marriage in an unexpected circumstance. Later, Kulothungan has to fight many enemies to protect his wife.

Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan

1993

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NR

Fate brings Kulothungan, a petty thief, and Radhika, a wealthy heiress, into marriage in an unexpected circumstance. Later, Kulothungan has to fight many enemies to protect his wife.

Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan

1993

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rasigan Oru Rasigai

1986

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rasigan Oru Rasigai

1986

Naane Raja Naane Manthiri poster
3.5

A self centred egoistic village zamindar who makes fun of people, is rude by nature and brash tries to accommodate a teacher who comes to his village in search of work. How she gets to understand him, how he reacts and how his uncle's daughter who initially adversely reacts to his tantrums reacts towards the end is the story. In short it is a triple edged love story with truth, passion and emotions galore.

Naane Raja Naane Manthiri

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Athiradi

2015

No artwork available
NR

Mayilsamy meets Shobana and helps her out of a difficult situation by pretending to be her husband. When he realises that her father is the man who sent him to prison, he decides to exact revenge.

Sindhu Bath

1995

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NR

Mayilsamy meets Shobana and helps her out of a difficult situation by pretending to be her husband. When he realises that her father is the man who sent him to prison, he decides to exact revenge.

Sindhu Bath

1995

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru poster
7.5

The film was a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street starring Mohanlal and Karthika directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film is a mixture of comedy, romance, sentiments and affection. It was a profitable venture for Vivekananda Film Circuit K.Padmavathi.

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru

1988

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru poster
7.5

The film was a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street starring Mohanlal and Karthika directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film is a mixture of comedy, romance, sentiments and affection. It was a profitable venture for Vivekananda Film Circuit K.Padmavathi.

Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru

1988

No artwork available
NR

Selvam joins as a driver in his friend Kumaresan's bus company but one day, he meets Kempe Gowda, a cop, who wants him dead.

Sandhithathum Sindhithathum

2013

No artwork available
NR

Anandha Thollai is about a missing son from a royalty who is targeted by enemies not to be given the throne and his love in the ensuing drama. The movie has been shot in Chennai, Pollachi, Udumalai Pettai and Mysore in 90 days. Vani Viswanath can be seen on the silver screen after a long time. The music of Anandha Thollai has been composed by Ali Mirsa who was earlier an assistant of AR Rahman. Lyricists for this movie are Viveka, Kalai Kumar, Sarathi and Dhiraviyan. The editing department is headed by Udaya Shankar and camera has been handled by David. Anandha Thollai is to be released in the month of November.

Anandha Thollai

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Unakkaga Piranthen poster
NR

Unakkaga Piranthen is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Balu Anand. The film stars Prashanth (actor), Mohini (Tamil actress), Sangeetha (Telugu actress) and Janagaraj (actor) in lead roles.

Unakkaga Piranthen

1992

Unakkaga Piranthen poster
NR

Unakkaga Piranthen is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Balu Anand. The film stars Prashanth (actor), Mohini (Tamil actress), Sangeetha (Telugu actress) and Janagaraj (actor) in lead roles.

Unakkaga Piranthen

1992