Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran or commonly known asBalu Mahendra,was an Indiancinematographer, director, screenwriter andfilm editor. Born into aSri Lankan Tamilhousehold, Mahendra developed a passion towards photography and literature at a tender age. He was drawn towards film-making after witnessing the shoot ofDavid Lean'sThe Bridge on the River Kwaiin Sri Lanka. He started his career as a literary editor before gaining an admission to theFilm and Television Institute of India(FTII) to pursue a course in cinematography. Mahendra entered films as a cinematographer in the early 1970s and gradually rose to becoming a film-maker by the end of the decade.
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