Monday, February 13, 2012

Balu Mahendra: A poet who used shots and scenes to tell stories

Balu Mahendra (inset) shot Julie Ganapathy in six different cities but made it look like he had shot the film in adjacent locationsVetrimaaran won a national award for his film, Aadukalam. Here, he talks about his mentor, Balu MahendraIf it hadn?t been for Balu Mahendra, I?d never have become a filmmaker. I studied English literature, and though I watched movies regularly, I had never thought of making one.In Loyola College, Chennai, I was taking a post graduate course in visual communications.

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