K. BALACHANDER - GENIUS

**raagadevan** · 3rd January 2015, 09:58 PM

KB: Kollywood’s Discovery Channel

-By Mohan V. Raman; The Hindu, January 3, 2015

"The initials KB, which stood for Kailasam Balachander, could very well have been an acronym for Kalaiulaga Brahma (the Brahma of fine arts). Hindu mythology says that Brahma was the creator of mankind, and Balachander was a creator, not just of fine and sensitive films but of several actors who continue to dominate the industry today. Everyone knows that KB introduced Rajinikanth and re-discovered Kamal Haasan, but here are many others who are also Balachander finds."

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**raagadevan** · 9th November 2019, 02:21 AM

Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth join hands to unveil their mentor K Balachander’s statue

Speaking on the occasion, Kamal said that he and Rajinikanth were fans of each other’s work, along with a tribute to K. Balachander for mentoring them. Rajinikanth responded, “K. Balachander told me to learn Tamil and said: You see where I am going to take you. He knew what Tamil people would like. But his favourite child was always Kamal! Ananthu sir (KB’s writer) and Kamal would keep talking for hours. He was the one who moulded him.”

The Hindu - November 8, 2019

https://www.thehindu.com/entertainme...le29918631.ece