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	Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Balachandra Menon
		One advantage Menon had was that he had an intimate knowledge of life at a railway station since he himself was a station master's son.
		Menon, never given to exuberance, didn't show any excitement over the award; he just said he was happy the film made its mark.
		Balachandra Menon entered films in the early eighties after he failed to get an admission to the Madras film institute.
	www.rediff.com /movies/1998/jun/13bal.htm (933 words)

	Cinema Reviews
		And now Balachandra Menon, the ace commercial film director, has joined the bandwagon with what he has termed as his magnum opus -- Samaantharangal meaning parallel lines.
		Menon has not only produced, directed and played the lead in the film, but has also done the screenplay, music and editing.
		While Menon turns in an impressive performance in his role of a 60-year-old man, the other characters are reduced to insignificance.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/02031998/cinema2.html (561 words)

	The Hindu : Life Thiruvananthapuram : When music gave a healing touch
		Actor and director Balachandra Menon interacts with children at the Regional Cancer Centre on Monday.
		The programme was led by Menon and a dozen other artistes, many of whom were visibly moved by the sight of so many cancer-afflicted children — from tiny tots to teenagers — around them.
		Menon, in his inimitable style, had the audience laughing with him in no time.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/10/26/stories/2004102600640200.htm (413 words)

	The Hindu : Life Kochi : Donning a new garb
		Menon, an ardent fan of Jayachandran's songs, has made a music video, singing them himself and adding some new visuals.
		Balachandra Menon has used interesting visuals for the songs.
		Balachandra Menon is also busy planning his next film.
	www.hinduonnet.com /lf/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701130200.htm (562 words)

	rediff.com, Movies: Balachandra Menon on Malayalam Cinema
		t was in the Seventies that Balachandra Menon came into the Malayalam industry -- a whiff of fresh, funny, light-hearted air blowing into an industry that was stuck in the Prem Nazir rut at the time.
		Menon wrote, directed, and acted in a succession of comedy-laced family dramas, creating in the process a signature all his own.
		But Menon, by putting the focus on the story, encouraged other young directors to forge their own cinematic paths -- and pretty soon, the Malayalam industry began to revolve around the director, each boasting his own unique signature.
	www.rediff.com /movies/2001/jan/10menon.htm (1280 words)

	Article
		His activities were mainly conducted in proper Madras and Tamil districts, and it may not be possible to tell what he really did to antagonize the rulers (British) who imprisoned him innumerable times-sufficient to say that his long and continuous imprisonment shattered his health and he fell a victim to consumption.
		The late lamented Parakkal Viswanatha Menon was nationalist and he endared himself to serve the people of the village.
		Parakkal Balachandra Menon was a real communist and he had been imprisoned many times.
	swami_unikkat.tripod.com /index_vadavannur/id1.html (1395 words)

	ratheesh: Two Interesting MoviesThis weekend I saw
		Menon himself has edited the movie and it is interesting to see the way in which flashbacks and current scenes are mixed in a way which looks arbitrary at times.
		There is the hero, (played by Menon himself), a favorite of his mother during childhood, forced to go for higher studies by his ambitious and not so well-mannered father.
		Menon has acted brilliantly, and so is Indraja who played the role of his wife.
	www.livejournal.com /users/ratheesh/76992.html (621 words)

	Balachandra Menon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Balachandra Menon is a (A Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India) Malayalam (language of Southern Indian state, (additional info and facts about Kerala) Kerala) film director, who also writes and acts in his movies.
		He made some very popular films in the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s and (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s.
		Along with Fazil and (additional info and facts about Padmarajan) Padmarajan, Balachandra Menon must have introduced the most newcomers into the film industry, notable ones being (additional info and facts about Shobhana) Shobhana in April 18, Karthika in Manicheppu Thurannappol and (additional info and facts about Annie) Annie in Ammayane Satyam.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Balachandra_Menon.htm (176 words)

	Desi Talk.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Balachandra Menon is making an album based on veteran singer Jeyachandran’s 10 best film songs.
		To popularize the audio, Menon and Jeyachandran also plan to shoot a video of the album to be telecast on various television channels.
		Menon said that he has taken the 10 best among them like: ‘Manjalayil Mungithorthi…,’ ‘Harshapasham Thooki….,’ ‘Sandhyakkethinu Sindooram…’ and sung them in his voice.
	desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2003/08/01/cinema20-snip.html (270 words)

	rediff.com, Movies: Balachandra Menon on Malayalam Cinema
		t was in the Seventies that Balachandra Menon came into the Malayalam industry -- a whiff of fresh, funny, light-hearted air blowing into an industry that was stuck in the Prem Nazir rut at the time.
		Menon wrote, directed, and acted in a succession of comedy-laced family dramas, creating in the process a signature all his own.
		But Menon, by putting the focus on the story, encouraged other young directors to forge their own cinematic paths -- and pretty soon, the Malayalam industry began to revolve around the director, each boasting his own unique signature.
	inhome.rediff.com /movies/2001/jan/10menon.htm (1280 words)

	Malayalam Movie Reviews -SAPHALAM (2003)
		The highlight of the film is its bold theme and Balachandra Menon’s restraint performance.
		Barister Sankaran Nambiar (Balachandra Menon) and his wife Subhadra (Sumitra) have been married for 40 years and they have never lived without each other even for a single day.
		Balachandra Menon and Sumitra are excellent in their respective roles.
	narayanan.cckerala.com /reviews/saphlam.html (314 words)

	Balachandra Menon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Balachandra Menon is a Malayalam (language of Southern Indian state, Kerala) film director, who also writes and acts in his movies.
		He made some very popular films in the 1980s and 1990s.
		Along with Fazil and Padmarajan, Balachandra Menon must have introduced the most newcomers into the film industry, notable ones being Shobhana in April 18, Karthika in Manicheppu Thurannappol and Annie in Ammayane Satyam.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Balachandra_Menon (165 words)

	Mammooty-Balachandra Menon reunite - Music India OnLine
		After a long gap, Mammooty and Balachandra Menon are reuniting for a new film.
		In the film 'Truth', though Mammooty and Balachandra Menon acted together, there were no combination shots at all.
		Balachandra Menon had however directed Mammooty in one of his previous films.
	www.musicindiaonline.com /n/i/malayalam/906 (120 words)

	AMERICAN MALAYALEE NEWS PAGE
		KOCHI: Malayalam superstar Mammootty, actress Sukumari and actor-director Balachandra Menon have been voted as the favorite cine artistes by the Keralites in America.
		Mammootty, close on the heels of yet another state film award, was chosen as the `genius in the field' title in his silver jubilee year of acting through a gallop poll among the US-based non-resident Keralites of America.
		''Sukumari and Balachandra Menon were voted for their overall contributions in the film field in the poll conducted by the Federation of Kerala Associations in North America (FOKANA) for the awards,'' FOKANA general secretary John Isaac told newspersons here today.
	www.jaalakam.com /newspage/newspage.html (677 words)

	ratheesh: Saphalam Watched the Malayalam film Saph
		The film is the story of an elderly couple, played by Balachandra Menon and Sumitra.
		They are so much attached towards each other and they have spent together each day of their 40-years married life.
		Balachandra Menon has given a brilliant performance, but I felt that Sumitra's character was not so finely etched as Menon's.
	www.livejournal.com /~ratheesh/208786.html (268 words)

	Malayalam Film Song MP3's by Narayanan- Review: Ishtam
		Kuttikrishna Menon (Nedumudi Venu) is a rich widower with two sons Vipin (Sreenivasan) and Pavan (Dileep).
		Menon’s best friend Narayanan (Innocent) is on the look out for a middle-aged lady, whom he can marry.
		The girl drives him mad and finally she confesses that she is Anjana (Navya Nair), whom Pavan had ragged in college and had to leave studies to join her parents in US.
	narayanan.n.tripod.com /ishtam.html (476 words)

	The Hindu : Of the formula for films...and life
		Menon's observation came while he was inaugurating this year's activities of the Secretariat Association Recreation And Sports Society (SARAS).
		The first of these two conditions need not necessarily apply in the case of Government employees, but its cascading effect is felt on society at large.
		The philanthropist in Menon comes to the fore when he suggests lending a helping hand to the needy.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/lf/2002/03/22/stories/2002032203830200.htm (344 words)

	The Hindu : Nothing sensational about this social malaise
		THE CINE director and star, Balachandra Menon, feels that the media, including films, has a crucial role to play in society's efforts to tackle suicides.
		A sensational murder case in Thiruvalla became a hot movie - the accused in the case had confessed that he had been encouraged to commit the crime by some movies that he had seen.
		Menon feels that in modern society, many lack a sense of belonging.
	hinduonnet.com /thehindu/lf/2003/04/22/stories/2003042201350200.htm (408 words)

	Kairalee.com - A new Net Name For KERALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		According to Ashok, the story, written by Mahesh Raj, was based on the life of an aged couple, whom he knew very well.
		Barister Sankaran Nambiar (Balachandra Menon) and his wife Subhadra (Sumitra) have been married for forty years and have never lived without each other even for a single day.
		Though the director has tried to convey the story of the couple in an old fashioned way, with limited star cast Saphalam is slow and has a clich?d approach.
	www.kairalee.com /php/disp.php?i=77 (700 words)

	Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Regional-Malayalam-News
		Balachandra Menon and Vani Viswanath are to play the central characters in producer-turned-director Mummy Century’s next film Akhila.
		To be scripted by Sharath Chandran Wyanaadan, the film will also have in the cast Rajan P Dev, Mamookoya, Salim Kumar and Mala Aravindan.
		Danny, Kannagi and Sesham are the three films vying for the special jury award and this category has been created this time since the films censored last year but not released were also entered.
	www.screenindia.com /20020301/rmala2.html (1009 words)

	History of Malayalam Cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Balachandra Menon, who entered Malayalam cinema in the 70s is miraculously surviving even today, and has even won a National Film award for best actor.
		Menon makes his films almost single handedly, looking after direction, editing, writing, music direction and so on.
		R Sarath's Sayahnam and Stithi, Murali Nair's Maranasimhasanam, Pattiyude Divasam and Arimpara, Satish Menon's Bhavam Rajiv Vijayaraghavan's Margam and Ashok R Nath's Sabhalam are notable films that came out during the recent years.
	www.cinemaofmalayalam.net /Malayalam_his_4.html (630 words)

	BizHat.com - Varum Varunnu Vannu Review. Balachandra Menon, Gowthami, Gopi, Pradeep
		It is difficult to preserve your sanity watching this slapdash enterprise directed by R Ramdas based on a script by its hero, Balachandra Menon.
		For the viewer it becomes an unpleasant experience to watch this technically shoddy venture.
		Johnny (Balachandra Menon) is an ex-underworld don who comes back to his village on the death day of his father (Narendra Prasad), an alcoholic and womaniser who is hated by everyone.
	movies.bizhat.com /review_varum_varunnu_vannu.php (220 words)

	Regional Indian Cinema - Malayalam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It was awarded the Certificate of Merit at the Chicago film festival and the most prestigious national award, Golden Lotus.
		The story of a village oracle, long redundant, who is once again the focus of the village because of an outbreak of small pox.
		Directed by Balachandra Menon, the film starred Balachandra Menon, Venu Nagavalli, Adoor Bhasi, Gopi, Shobhana, and Unnimary.
	www.indiaheritage.com /perform/cinema/regional/malyalam.htm (1206 words)

	My-Kerala.com: News
		Balachandra Menon, Siddique, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Asokan, Suhasini, Bhavani are the main actors in Nammal Tammil.
		Menon had worked as secretary of the parliamentary party office of the undivided communist party.
		Menon began his career as a havildar clerk during the World War II.
	www.my-kerala.com /n/a/2002/4 (21100 words)

	netGuruIndia Filmreview-filmreview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It's a story of a man who was estranged from his wife and his family and his concern and love for his children.
		Balachandra Menon appears in dual roles as advocate Sethumadhavan and his father.
		And he is trying to make it memorable through a soulful performance in the film.
	www.calonline.com /entertain/filmreview/sifilms/malayalam/Melevariathe.html (466 words)

	Kerala news, India News,Us,UK,Kerala Shopping,Onam Special,Kerala Recipes,Kerala tourism,Hindi Tutor,Malayalam tutor, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Over the years Mammootty made a reasonable impact in Tamil films though his roles were not a patch on the more meaningful ones he does in Malayalam.
		Balachandra Menon gave a convincing performance in Album but better counsel prevailing decided not to stray from home turf.
		Hope the B and C centres of Ulundurpettai and Usilampatti think Biju Menon is wicked enough to bash up and be beaten by their much-adored Vikram, Ajith or Vijay and that they would love to hate him!
	www.keralanext.com /movies/news.asp?id=1163 (293 words)

	Nammal
		For Renuka Menon, the female lead, though Nammal is not her first film, it is her first film to be released.
		Both Shyam and Sivan are best friends and were brought up by Sathyanathan (Balachandra Menon), who runs an orphanage.
		It is the veterans Suhasini and Innocent who outshine others with their easy styles and charisma.
	www.tvmlive.com /entr/review/nammal (626 words)

	Talent-Kerala : Inspiration for the day !
		hile policemen more often send suspicious looking persons to the lock up, Balachandra Menon, a Head Constable with the Railway Police at Thiruvananthapuram checks to see if they are fit case for orphanages and rehabilitation centres.
		And in case he finds them so, he makes efforts to help them reach such havens, often spending money from his own pocket in the process.
		Balachandra Menon, who provides silent humanitarian help, goes on with his work.
	www.talent-kerala.net /previous/2005/apr/21.htm (198 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Comedian Bobby Kottarakkara passes away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hundreds of his fans and leading personalities from the film world paid last respects to the deceased actor at Kalabhavan theater where the body was placed for public homage.
		Kerala film Akademi Chairman Shaji N. Karun, Jayaram, Ashokan, Indran, directors Balachandra Menon and Lenin Rajendran were among those who paid tributes to the deceased.
		The body was taken to his native place where it will be laid to rest Sunday evening.
	newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2000/12/03/bobby.html (264 words)

	Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Madras calling
		nd while on big stars taking to the small screen, here's one more for the list -- Balachandra Menon, winner of this year's national award for acting (co-winner, that is, with Suresh Gopi, another Malayalam screen biggie), will shortly be appearing in a talk show.
		A reprise of the Sivaji 'coincidence', here -- Karyam Nissaram and Prasnam Gurutharam are two films of the light, frothy family genre that first shot Menon into prominence.
		The format is light, chatty, humourous -- all Menon trademarks.
	www.indiaabroad.rediff.com /entertai/1998/oct/13ss.htm (2778 words)

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