• Ahileshwari (m.1963-2014) • (m.1978–1980) (Until her death) • (m.1998 – 2014) (Until his death) Relatives (Sibling) Vincent Balanathan Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (20 May 1939 – 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was an, director, screenwriter and who worked predominantly in. Born into a, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age.

Home » Tamil Dubbed English Movies » Tamil 2012 Dubbed Movies » Search Tags Battleship,Battleship movie in Tamil,Battleship Tamil dubbed movie download,Battleship playtamil,Battleship xplaytamil,Battleship moviesda,Battleship isaidub,Battleship full movie download in Tamil,dvdrockers Battleship,tamil dubbed movie Battleship,isaimini. Battleship (2012) BDRip [Telugu + Hindi + Tamil + Eng] Dubbed Movie Watch Online Free. A naval war ship encounters an alien armada and faces the biggest threat mankind has ever faced. If they lose, the world could face a major extinction event and an alien invasion.

After witnessing the shoot of 's (1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking. He graduated from the and started his career as a with the. In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the (FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography.

Upon completion of his diploma, he entered as a cinematographer in the early 1970s. After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the. Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years. Along with and, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema. During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting.

Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014. Widely regarded as an, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them. He was the recipient of six (including two for ), five and several state government awards. Thalattu ketkuthamma mp3 songs free download starmusiq.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Mahendra was born in 1939 into a in the village Amirthakali near, Sri Lanka. Born to a professor father, he did his schooling at. As a teenager, he was drawn towards films by his class teacher. It was during this time he happened to see (1948) and (1925).

When he was at the sixth grade, he got an opportunity to witness the making of 's (shot in Sri Lanka) during a school field trip. Inspired by Lean's personality, Mahendra determined to become a film-maker. 'I used to cut my cinematography classes and attend classes conducted in the departments of direction, screenplay writing and editing. However, I used to get the top rank in cinematography, so the professor did not mind my going to other classes. My main concern at that time was direction and scripting with a little bit of interest in cinematography.' —Mahendra in an interview with in 2013 Right from his childhood, Mahendra was interested in and literature.

Upon completion of school, he joined the and graduated with a bachelor's degree (honours) in science. After his graduation, he returned to Sri Lanka and worked in as a in the for a brief period during which he edited a Tamil literary magazine titled Thyen Aruvi. In Colombo, he worked as an amateur drama artist with and got acquainted with the Sinhala theatre groups. Mahendra's passion for cinema prompted him to leave for India and join the, in 1966. He had to take up cinematography as he could not gain admissions to other disciplines. At the institute he was exposed to as he got an opportunity to watch films made by and, both associated with the movement.

In 1969, Mahendra graduated from the institute with a gold medal. Film career [ ] Debut as cinematographer [ ]. ( left) and ( right) are two of Mahendra's biggest inspirations to become a filmmaker. As a fresh graduate from the FTII, Mahendra's early attempts to enter Tamil cinema were unsuccessful. He got his first break as a cinematographer in 1971 in the., the director of Nellu, was impressed by A View from the Fortress, Mahendra's diploma film at the FTII. Though the filming of Nellu began in 1971, production delays postponed its release for three years. Meanwhile, Kariat signed up Mahendra for another film titled which released in 1972.