

Rahman: Dear Balu Mahendra sir, thank you for being an inspiring visual poet, for directing such life changing Tamil movies. Members of the film industry such as Siddharth, Amala Paul, A R Rahman and Lakshmy Ramakrishnan took to social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook to express their grief. Mr Balu died on Thursday following a heart attack. The film fraternity mourned the death of legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra, terming the passing away of "creator's creator" as a "massive loss" for the industry. He is a guru to many in Tamil cinema (and) we will all miss him. Dhananjayan Govind: (I'm) shocked (and) very sad to know the most admired guru Balu Mahendra sir is no more.(I) have always admired his speeches on Tamil cinema. Dhayanidhi Alagiri: RIP Balu Mahendra sir! (This is) big loss to Tamil cinema.(This is) greatest loss for our Indian film industry. Ravi K Chandran: RIP Balu Mahendra sir.Heroines were presented like dream in his DOP (director of photography). Khushbu Sundar: (I'm) saddened at the news of demise of legendary Balu Mahendra sir.Madhur Bhandarkar: (I'm) sad to hear the demise of master of Innovative camera style, natural lighting, (and) maker of my favourite Hindi film Sadma.(I) had the privilege of having Balu sir at my daughter's wedding. Lakshmy Ramakrishnan: We lost a legend.It's really hard to believe! He was a creator's creator. Siddharth: An inspiration, teacher from a distance and everlasting hero for most of us.You have certainly been an inspiring stepping stone of creativity for many others who came later. Rahman: Dear Balu Mahendra sir, thank you for being an inspiring visual poet, for directing such life changing Tamil movies.Members of the film industry such as Siddharth, Amala Paul, A R Rahman and Lakshmy Ramakrishnan took to social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook to express their grief.Mr Balu died on Thursday following a heart attack.The film fraternity mourned the death of legendary filmmaker Balu Mahendra, terming the passing away of "creator's creator" as a "massive loss" for the industry.
