Ace director K Balanchander is conferred with the renowned Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 for his extraordinary achievement. Each year, the award is given by the Government of India to veterans in the field who have contributed continuously and worked for the development of the Indian film industry. The award is given away based on the recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities.
K Balachander has earlier been awarded with the Padma Shree Award and also honoured with the Kalaimamani title by the Government of Tamilnadu. Almost all his movies have been received well and attained best reviews, he also won Filmfare awards for the Best Director category many a times.
Balachander has to be purely credited for introducing brilliant actors like Superstar Rajinikanth, Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj and many others. He also has to his credit legendary films like Apoorva Ragangal,Achamillai Achamillai, Ek Duje Ke Liye and many more. He also produced Mani Ratnams Roja.
The ace director is known for his unique film making style and has set trends and contributed in many ways to the film industry for nearly forty five years! We, at IndiaGlitz congratulate him on conferring the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and wish him all the success in his future endeavors!
