| Balu Anand | |
| Birth Date: | 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Death Date: | 3 June 2016 (aged 62) |
| Death Place: | Kalampalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation: | Director Actor |
| Years Active: | 1985-2016 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
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 Unakkaga Piranthen.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Anand is known as the director of successful films Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri starring Vijayakanth and the Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika starrer Annanagar Mudhal Theru, a remake of Malayalam film Gandhinagar 2nd Street.[5]
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.[6] His last directorial venture Anandha Thollai starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.[7]
Anand died of a heart attack in his home town of Kalampalayam.[8] [9]
| Year | Film | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri | Vijayakanth, Radhika, Jeevitha, Goundamani |
| 1986 | Rasigan Oru Rasigai | Sathyaraj, Ambika, Jaishankar |
| 1986 | Endravathu Oru Naal | Naresh Kumar, Madhuri |
| 1988 | Annanagar Mudhal Theru | Sathyaraj, Radha, Ambika, Raghuvaran |
| 1992 | Unakkaga Piranthen | Prashanth, Mohini, Sangeetha, Janagaraj |
| 1993 | Rajadhi Raja Raja Kulothunga Raja Marthanda Raja Gambeera Kathavaraya Krishna Kamarajan | Mansoor Ali Khan, Nandhini, Napoleon, Srihari |
| 1995 | Sindhu Bath | Mansoor Ali Khan, Kasthuri, Sanghavi |
| 2013 | Sandhithathum Sindhithathum | Sathya, Huda Shah, Mithra Kurian, Nizhalgal Ravi, Ganja Karuppu |
| 2015 | Athiradi | Mansoor Ali Khan |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Enakkoru Magan Pirappan | Mimicking Goundamani's voice |
| 1996 | Aanazhagan | Mimicking Manivannan's voice |