Balu Anand
Balu Anand was an Indian actor and director who worked in Tamil-language films. 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.
Career
Anand was supposed to make his directorial debut with a film Idhazhgalin Azhaipithazh with Kapil Dev and Nalini, however it was shelved. He 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.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. His last directorial venture Anandha Thollai starring Powerstar Srinivasan is still unreleased.