N. Balakrishnan

Movies

Pattukottai Periyappa
Director of Photography
Pichumani and Uma are about to get married when the wedding is stopped due to certain circumstances, creating a rift between the families. However, Pichumani's uncle decides to help them get married.
Vaa Magale Vaa
Director of Photography
Lawyer Uma takes up the case of Raman, a mechanic who has been framed for murder. She soon learns that the prime suspect is her own father, Vishwanath, whom she has always held in high esteem.
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum
Director of Photography
Neenga Nalla Irukkanum is a 1992 Tamil film written and directed by Visu. It stars Nizhalgal Ravi and Bhanupriya in the lead with Visu, Chandrasekhar and Manorama forming the supporting cast. Produced by G. Venkateswaran under his banner G. V.
Urimai Oonjaladugiradhu
Director of Photography
Vedikkai En Vadikkai
Director of Photography
Vedikkai En Vadikkai (Tamil: வேடிக்கை என் வாடிக்கை, English: Fun is my routine) is a 1990 Indian Tamil film, directed by Visu. The film stars S. V. Shekhar, Rekha, Pallavi and Manorama in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sankar Ganesh.[1]
Varavu Nalla Uravu
Director of Photography
Two friends, Ambalavanan and Chandrashekar, have very different perspectives on life. While one thrives amidst his loving family, the other believes that everything revolves around money.
Illu Illalu Pillalu
Director of Photography
A middle-class family struggles to survive in an extremely demanding society and earn enough to live a comfortable life.
Aadade Adharam
Director of Photography
Penmani Aval Kanmani
Director of Photography
Parandhaman and his family are forced to shift to another house due to his father's habit of interfering in the neighbours' affairs. His father tries to solve people's problems by staging events.
Kavalan Avan Kovalan
Director of Photography
Pachiappan loves Anjala but cannot marry her till he makes a name for himself. He finds an opportunity when he meets Chakravorthy, his lookalike and a popular director.
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Director of Photography
Uma and her husband make many sacrifices, including not having children, to raise Uma's younger brothers. However, with time, the brothers get immersed in their lives and stop caring for their sister.
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
Director of Photography
Ammaiyappan Mudaliar fulfils every need of his four children. However, when the eldest son fights with him and leaves the house, Uma, the daughter-in-law, tries to solve their issues.
Chidambara Ragasiyam
Director of Photography
Chidambara Rahasiyam revolves around a simpleton Chidambaram, who is framed for murder. Here enters CID Beemarao who teams up with the local police and Arun to find the real culprits.
Aval Sumangalithan
Director of Photography
Drama from India in the mid 1980s. Arumugam (Visu), a poor father, looks for a bridegroom for his daughter Uma (Ilavarasi). For Arumugam, the perfect bridegroom seems to be Bhaskaran (Karthik). Bhaskaran gets married with Uma. Bhaskaran understands his in-laws' financial problems and helps them. Bhaskaran suffers from brain tumor and he will die soon.
Rajathanthiram
Director of Photography
Kanmani Poonga
Director of Photography
Ramkumar and Uma, a happily married couple, suddenly face the wrath of Ramkumar's mother when Uma fails to bear a child and suggests another marriage for her son.
Vazhvey Maayam
Director of Photography
Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and calls off the engagement.
Vandichakkaram
Director of Photography
A local gangster named Gaja falls in love with a woman named Vadivu and she tells him to mend his ways, which he does. However, he now has to deal with his former associates once and for all.
Thisai Maariya Paravaigal
Director of Photography
A Brahmin girl loves a man from the same community but the man's father rejects her as he identifies her as the daughter of a Dalit. Unable to bear the insult, she decides to become a nun.
Meenava Nanban
Director of Photography
Meenava Nanban (English: Fisherman 's friend), is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Latha, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles. Kumaran (MGR), a nice adventurer comes to take the defense of the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj (V. K. Ramaswamy), the notable of the place. Kamaili (Latha), his daughter will fall in love with Kumaran. Together, they will continue the fight against the injustice. They will have much to do...
Urimai Kural
Director of Photography
Together, Gopi and his brother are a power to reckon with. But Dorai, a jealous man, tries to turn them against each other and create the possibility of sibling rivalry.
Velli Vizha
Director of Photography
Bala, a tennis champion, is happily married to his wife and children. Things get difficult for him after his fan Sheela comes into his life and they develop feelings for each other.
Kanna Nalama
Director of Photography
Kanna Nalama is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist.
Punnagai
Director of Photography
Punnagai means Smile. Smile which has many emotions and represents many gestures and expressions of life. Punnagai is a story of five friends Satya(Gemini Ganesan), Rajan(Muthuraman), Haniff who studied in the same college, while graduating they took an oath in front of Gandhi's statue saying they will always stand with truth. But later they got split as Haniff dies in a car accident and each of them got settled in their profession where they have to cheat their profession and principles. The story begins with three different stories (plots) where as the one friend (Nagesh)out of four explains the story. Will they follow Gandhi's principles ?
Nootrukku Nooru
Director of Photography
A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students and his neighbor. His fiancee sets out to investigate the truth behind the accusations.
Nangu Suvargal
Director of Photography
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishankar.
Kaviya Thalaivi
Director of Photography
Devi is in love with Suresh, a lawyer, but is forced to marry Paranthaman, an alcoholic gambler. Devi escapes from him, and obtains work as a dancer in Hyderabad where she gives birth to a daughter named Krishna. When Vasu tries to kidnap the child, she has Suresh adopt her.
Navagraham
Director of Photography
Written & Directed by K. Balachander. Comedy Drama.
Ethiroli
Director of Photography
Shankar is a lawyer and a man with a heart of gold. One of his clients entrusts huge amount of money to him, which gets stolen before he deposits it in the court. When his attempts to borrow money fails, accidentally a boxful of money and jewels reach his home. He rejoices and replaces his client's money with this against his wife Vijaya's will, but he tells her that there is no other alternative. Everything seems to be going hunky-dory until Manikam, a taxi driver, starts blackmailing him. Shankar's daughter Raji is upset that her father is harassed. She tries to seek the help of police. The owner of the box found to be father-in-law of Shankar's brother. Vijaya confesses about the box to him without Shankar's knowledge. When Shankar finds out about this, he thinks everything is finished. The police arrest him for killing Manikam. Worse still, Shankar's daughter Raji, who is the sole witness to the murder, becomes speechless due to shock. Rest of story is solving mystery.
Patham Pasali
Director of Photography
Pathaam Pasali is a 1970 film starring Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Rajashree and Vijayalalitha in the lead roles. The music was by V. Kumar and directed by K. Balachander.
Sivandha Mann
Director of Photography
Sivandha Mann, also spelt as Sivantha Mann, is a 1969 Indian Tamil language film written, produced and directed by C.V. Sridhar that stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kanchana and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles, while other actors like R. Muthuraman, Nagesh and S. V. Ranga Rao play supporting roles. It is notably the first Tamil film to be shot extensively in locations outside India, and later Tamil and Telugu films "fell to the French charm" after this. The film was a major success. A Hindi remake titled Dharti starred Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehman in the lead, along with Sivaji Ganesan in a cameo role.
Iru Kodugal
Director of Photography
A man's new family deals with his secret past when his previous wife is assigned to work with him in the same collector's office.
Poova Thalaiya
Director of Photography
Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.
Thamarai Nenjam
Director of Photography
Story of a woman who falls in love with a man who's in love with her friend. She sacrifices her love and writes weekly stories in a magazine about her own life. Will she be able to find love in the end? Will her character in the story be able to find love?
Ethir Neechal
Director of Photography
Maadhu, an orphan who lives under the staircase of a building, runs errands for everyone who lives there in return for shelter and food. He is exploited by everyone who lives there until he falls for a girl who moves into the building.
Ooty Varai Uravu
Director of Photography
Ravi, the only son of Vedachalam (Baliah), has traveled on business. Returning home, he meets a young woman on the train after picking up her spilled luggage. The contents of the luggage reveal that she is his sister, from his father's teenage years. When he returns home, she is moved in and living a life of wealthy luxury. But is she really who she says she is?
Nenjirukkum Varai
Director of Photography
1967 film starring Shivaji Ganesan, K.R. Vijaya and MuthuramanaNenjirukkum Varai ("As long as we have a heart") is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, R. Muthuraman and V. Gopalakrishnan in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. C. V. Rajendran who is the brother of C. V. Sridhar, worked as an associate director for this film.