Celebrities pay tributes to Balachander

The Indian film industry Tuesday plunged into a gloom following the death of legendary filmmaker K. Balachander.

Celebrities took to Twitter to mourn the death of Balachander. KB, as he was fondly called, died at a private hospital here due to urinary infection and age-related ailments.

Born on July 9th in 1930, K Balachander directed 101 Films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi Film Industries. 'Neer Kumizhi' (1965) marks his directorial debut and 'Abaddam' was his last movie.

He won as many as 9 National awards apart from Dada Saheb Phalke and Padma Shri awards. Celebrities expressed their grief at the loss of a legendary figure on Twitter.

Here are tweet condolences from Celebs to Blachander

Chandrababu Naidu: "Deeply saddened by the passing of legendary director K. Balachander. His distinct film-making style & hard-hitting themes amused one & all."

Ram Charan: "My deepest condolence to Legendary director sri K.BALACHANDAR GARU family. May his soul rest in peace".

Ram Gopal Varma: "Want to express my heartfelt grief for the passing away of K Balachander, the only true maverick and path breaking director of all time".

Prakash Raj: "Thank u kb sir for changing my life.. For the moments.. Learning n unlearning . I'm crying out loud in pain.. Will miss u my MAN.. Love uuuu".

Ram: "With the kind of Masterpieces that he's made #BalachanderGaru will live on for a really reaaallllyyy long time..You will be missed Sir..RIP".

Nani: "Balachander sir is no more .. End of an era .. Bapu gaaru Balachander gaaru in the same year...We are so much more incomplete now".

Harish Shankar: "RIP....K BALACHANDER Sir ..a True Legend".

Lakshmi Manchu: K.Balachander sir RIP. You redefined cinema. You were one of the finest. A huge loss for the film industry.

Amala Paul: "The film industry loses a legend! K Balachander sir is and will be one of the most inspiring filmmakers that I knw. A legend rests in peace."

Lakshmi Rai: "Our industry Lost another great legendary director #KB sir :( #RIP my strength to the family".

Manchu Manoj: "RIP Genius U Wil Live Forever in this world Uncle''

Suresh Daggubati: Its very saddening to hear that Legendary director K. Balachander Garu is no more. May his soul rest in peace.

G.V.Prakash Kumar @gvprakash
RIP legend director KB sir ... A great director with a variety of work no one can match . And one of the best producers I've worked with

BVS Ravi @BvsRavi:
#KBalachandar films were language to women's hearts.questions to society n answers to stalemates of emotions;challenge us&change us...

Vimala Raman: Veteran legendary director K.Balachander sir has left us:( Feel honoured and proud to be introduced to cinema by him RIP my guru :(

Vennela Kishore:
RIP K Balachander sir..1 of the finest directors of indian cinema who has nurtured many actors esp Kamal n Rajini sir

Sundeep Kishan: 2014 pls end fast...you have caused enough grevience so far..RIP Balachander sir..you shall always Be loved,cherished and missed..

Selva Raghvan: Shattered by k balachandar sir's demise.no words to describe the grief and sadness.

Khushbu: Too grief stricken at the demise of #KB sir. U know few mean a lot to u but u realize how much only when they leave us. KB sir has left us completely heartbroken.

Madhur Bhandarkar: Sad to know of d demise of K Balachander. A genius storyteller, his gems Ek Duje Ke Liye & Zara Si Zindagi will keep his legacy alive. RIP.

R. Madhavan: RIP K Balachander sir. You will be so missed. I can never forget you sparkling smile and warm handshakes.

Shruti Haasan: Rip kb sir. Such a big part of my family and my fathera's life and career - thank you for inspiring us with your great work and life.

Rana Daggubati posted, "It is very saddening to hear that legendary director K Balachander Garu is no more. May his soul rest in peace."

Tamil actress Priyamani posted, "Had the opportunity to see the man a lot of times...RIP K Balachander sir! You will definitely be missed."