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Balakumaran (5 July 1946 – 15 May 2018) was an Indian Tamil writer and author of over 200 novels, 100 short stories, and dialogue/screenplay writer for 23 films. He also contributed to Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan and Kumudam.
May 15, 2018 · Writer Balakumaran during an interview with The Hindu in Chennai. File Photo. Acclaimed writer Balakumaran, whose works were a link between serious and populist writing in Tamil, died on...
Balakumaran, one of the leading writers and novelists of the century, was born on 5th July 1946 at Pazhamarneri near Thirukkattupalli in Thanjavur District. After passing out of the high school, he qualified himself in shorthand and typewriting and started his career as a steno and then made his mark as an official in a tractor company.
May 17, 2018 · Shunning philosophical musings and abstract imagery altogether, Balakumaran wrote of what came easily to a young man of his time: heartache – his own and of the women he knew or imagined he knew...
May 15, 2018 · Veteran Tamil novelist Balakumaran died on Tuesday following brief illness, family sources said. The 71-year-old writer died at a private hospital in Chennai.
May 15, 2018 · Tamil writer and screenplay writer Balakumaran died in a private hospital here on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 71.
May 15, 2018 · Such is the immense recall value of the lines penned by the prominent writer, novelist and scriptwriter V Balakumaran. On May 15, the literary stalwart breathed his last in Chennai.
