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

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Career

Anand is known as the director of successful films '' Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri'' starring

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and the

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film '' Gandhinagar 2nd Street''. In the early 2000s, Anand attempted to make a comeback through two films as a director, ''Paapoo...Paapoo'' and ''Low Class Loganathan'', but neither film was theatrically released. His last directorial venture ''Anandha Thollai'' starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.

Death

Anand died of a heart attack in his home town of Kalampalayam.

Filmography

As Director

As actor

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Balu Male actors in Tamil cinema 1950s births 2016 deaths Tamil film directors Tamil-language film directors Tamil comedians 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian male actors People from Coimbatore 21st-century Indian film directors Male actors from Tamil Nadu