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B. Lenin is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Editor Indian born on 1 january 1948

B. Lenin

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Birth name Bhimsingh Lenin
Nationality Inde
Birth 1 january 1948 (76 years)

B. Lenin is an editor, writer and director who has worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. He is the son of A. Bhimsingh, a Tamil film maker. Lenin entered the film industry as an assistant editor and went on to work in numerous projects before becoming an independent editor. He made his debut as a full-fledged editor through J. Mahendran's Uthiripookkal in 1979. After a few films, Lenin started working with his long-time assistant V. T. Vijayan and the duo has so far worked in over hundred films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi films apart from an English film, Eli My Friend. As of 2013, Lenin has won five National Film Awards including the awards for Best Direction and Best Editing. He was the chairman of the Film Federation of India of India in 2011.

Biography

Lenin was born in a family consisting of eight children. His father A. Bhimsingh was a well known director in Tamil and Hindi films. Lenin has a younger brother named B. Kannan who is a cinematographer. Lenin started his career as an associate director of his father and assisted editing in many of his films. He also had experience as a lab technician and sound engineering department as well. After several films as working as an assistant Lenin made his debut as an independent editor in 1979 through Uthiripookkal, a Tamil film directed by J. Mahendran. Although he started as an independent editor he associated himself with his assistant V. T. Vijayan and the duo went on to work together in a number of films during the 80s and 90s including Nayakan, Geethanjali, Anjali and Kadhalan, which won them the National Film Award for Best Editing. He made his directional debut in 1983 through Ethanai Konam Ethanai Paarvai (1983) and went on to direct four feature films and four non-feature films. His short film Knock-out (1992) was critically acclaimed as it went on to win the Islamia critics Award for Best Short Film at the Cairo International Film Festival. It also won the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director for Lenin. The jury noted, "The director has given us a powerful insight into the labyrinth of the human mind faced with a disaster situation". Three years later, he directed his second short film tilted Kutravali which won the Best Editing at the 43rd National Film Awards. In 2002, Lenin made Ooruku Nooruper. The film fetched him the Best Direction award apart from winning the Best Regional Film (Tamil). The film dealt with capital punishment and was received with critical response. He has also directed a few TV serials including Solladi Sivasakthi. Lenin has held important positions such as the jury member of 57th National Film Awards (2010) and the chairman of Oscar selection committee (of FFI) in 2011.

Usually with

Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
(68 films)
Padmarajan
Padmarajan
(14 films)
Senthil
Senthil
(29 films)
Goundamani
Goundamani
(26 films)
Nassar
Nassar
(25 films)
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Filmography of B. Lenin (185 films)

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Actor

Kaadhale Nimmadhi
Kaadhale Nimmadhi (1998)

Genres Drama
Actors Suriya, Murali, Sangeetha, S. Manivannan, Nassar, Raadhika Sarathkumar
Roles Cameo Appearance in "Kandhan Irukkum" Song
Rating46% 2.3315752.3315752.3315752.3315752.331575

Director

OORUKU NOORUPER
OORUKU NOORUPER (2001)
, 1h37
Directed by B. Lenin

Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu
Solla Thudikuthu Manasu (1988)
, 2h10
Directed by B. Lenin
Actors Karthik, Charle, Malaysia Vasudevan, Priya, Venniradai Moorthy, Radha Ravi
Rating61% 3.077693.077693.077693.077693.07769
Thillainathan (Karthik), a young graduate, leaves his village for an interview. He gets the job at the bank, finds a house and falls in love with Jeyakodi. His favourite singer, his favourite poet and his favourite politician all come, one by one, to see his new house. Thillainathan's amazed by the words of his mentor's about Thenmozhi. so he decides to find this unknown woman : Thenmozhi. With his sidekick, he tries to find her, but they could not find her.

Scriptwriter

OORUKU NOORUPER
OORUKU NOORUPER (2001)
, 1h37
Directed by B. Lenin

Balan, a young artist, becomes a part of "Ooruku Nooruper", a revolutionary organisation. To promote the ideals of the group, he becomes a modern-day Robinhood, as looting becomes an integral part of his life. Anandan, a leftist freelance writer, supports Balan and runs a campaign against capital punishment. Being a part of a revolutionary group, Balan finds no time for his family. His wife Saroja feels she is alienated from her husband. In the meanwhile, Balan accidentally kills a priest while attempting a robbery and is sentenced to death. The organisation when gets to know this, ignores him and goes on with its activities as it believes cause more important than an individual.

Editor

Ramanujan
Ramanujan (2014)

Directed by Gnana Rajasekaran
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about mathematics
Actors Suhasini Maniratnam, Bhama, Abbas, Sarath Babu, Radha Ravi, Madhan Bob
Roles Editor
Rating71% 3.578783.578783.578783.578783.57878
Set in the early 1900s, the film traces the life of the prodigious math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan from the time he was a young Tamil Brahmin to his years in England, where he attended Cambridge University during World War I. The film follows his relationships with his mother Komalatammal, his wife Janaki, and his collaborator Professor G. H. Hardy. The film will also showcase how Indian society viewed a mathematician of such great stature.
Roadside Ambanis
Roadside Ambanis (2011)
, 19minutes
Rating73% 3.654673.654673.654673.654673.65467
Kannan and Rajesh are two young and impoverished school dropouts who aspire to start their own Cycle Repair Shop. Both plan to conduct a Cricket Tournament to make the money required to rent deposit a premises for the shop. Fate intervenes and their friendship is tested. Does Kannan get to start the business or does Rajesh continue his studies? This forms the climax of this film.
Uchithanai Muharnthaal
Uchithanai Muharnthaal (2011)

Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Politic
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films
Actors Sathyaraj, Seeman, Sangeetha, Nassar, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Aishwarya
Roles Editor

Punitha est une adolescente tamoule qui vit avec sa famille au Sri Lanka. Après qu'elle a été victime d'un viol collectif perpétré par des soldats de l'armée régulière cingalaise, sa mère la conduit clandestinement au Tamil Nadu pour la soustraire à la guerre civile. Punitha est recueillie par le professeur Nadesan et son épouse Nirmala, qui subissent d'incessantes tracasseries de la part des autorités pour l'aide qu'ils apportent aux réfugiés tamouls en situation irrégulière. Enceinte et atteinte du VIH, elle est soignée par le docteur Rekha et bénéficie également de la bienveillance d'un vigile et d'un policier, père de deux adolescentes, touchés par sa détresse.
Pugaippadam
Pugaippadam (2010)

Actors Priya Anand, Amzath Khan, Vinu Chakravarthy, Dr. G.Gnanasambandan, Nandha Durairaj, Neelima Rani

Krishna(Amzath Khan),Nandha(Nandha),Bala(Harish),Guru(Sivam),Krithika Rao (KK)(Yamini), Gowri(Mrinalini)were friends in their college since I-year.Later, Shiney George(Priya Anand) joined in their gang and soon Shiney and Krishna Fell in Love. Gowri loved Guru Since they both met at first time .But,Guru neglected that by saying 'we should not broke the friendship and he is the one who neglected girls in their gang.so,its wrong to say he loves Gowri'.Guru and Krishna kept lots of Arrears in their academics.So,Shiney Slapped Krishna and its bad for him to join with Guru and Krishna got angry.Guru fought with shiney to slap him.Thus the Gang split as boys and girls.Due to this Gang didn't reunite at the departal of Gowri. After the interrogation of the Lectures they united. The other friends helped Guru and Krishna to clear their arrears and they got Placements in companies. Shiney's father accepted her love and at the last day Krishna and Shiney opened their love to all their friends.On that night,Bala attempted suicide and died in the hospital.