10 Facts About Balachandra Menon

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Balachandra Menon was born on 11 January 1954 and is an Indian actor, director and script writer.

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Balachandra Menon made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Balachandra Menon has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100.

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Balachandra Menon won two National Film Awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as station master Ismail the 1998 film Samaantharangal, which was directed by him.

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Balachandra Menon has worked as a distributor, editor, composer, singer and producer in the Malayalam film industry.

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Balachandra Menon has found space in the Limca Book of Records for the maximum number of films directed, scripted and acted in.

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Balachandra Menon was born in Kollam in 1954 to Shivashankara Pillai and Lalitha Devi.

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Balachandra Menon is an alumnus of University College Trivandrum, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam and Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.

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Balachandra Menon enrolled as a lawyer on 29 July 2012,22 years after completing his degree.

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Balachandra Menon has completed a diploma in journalism from Press Club, Trivandrum.