The film earned Balu Mahendra the Best Cinematography Award at the 25th National Film Awards. Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema.Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them.

Kokila was later was remade into Hindi as Aur Ek Prem Kahani by Mahendra himself in 1996. Ilayaraja has composed the music for all his films since Moodu Pani in 1980.Д«alu Mahendra made his directorial debut with Kannada film, Kokila starring Kamal Haasan, Shobha, Roja Ramani and Mohan.ДЄ triangular love story with a lot of comedy, the film was a huge success and became the first Kannada film to be screened for over 150 days in Madras. He has mentored several contemporary film directors like Bala and Ram.Д«alu Mahendra has directed over 20 films and most of them have won awards and received rave reviews. Known for writing his own script, handling the camera and editing, Balu Mahendra was well versed with every aspect of filmmaking. He died on Februin Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

He was a cinematographer and director, known for Moondram Pirai (1982), Kokila (1977) and Yaathra (1985). His penchant for shooting in natural light was also widely appreciated. Balu Mahendra was born on in Sri Lanka as Benjamin Mahendra. He started his career as a cinematographer and is considered to be one of the few filmmakers in the industry who believes in telling a story visually. Legendary filmmaker and ace cinematographer Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was a five-time National Award winner and recipient of numerous state awards from the governments of Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Balu Mahendra passed away into the ages on February 13.

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