Balu Mahendra to the script". As a film-maker, he claimed himself as belonging to the realistic way of story-telling devised by Satyajit Ray and Vittorio De Sica. Mahendra was drawn towards realistic cinema after watching Ray's "Pather Panchali" (1955). He is credited as being one among the earliest filmmakers to bring "naturalism" in Tamil cinema in the 1970s. He usually photographed, scripted and edited all his films. His films were characterised by strong "visual appeal" and minimal number of characters. A majority of his films centre on the complexity of human relationships and are known to portray women as strong characters. Although
George Duffield (film-maker) George Duffield (film-maker) George Duffield is a British award-winning film producer and wildlife photographer. He is best known for the documentary film "" and is a co-founder of the marine charity, the Blue Marine Foundation. Duffield is the son of Dame Vivien Duffield, the British-Jewish philanthropist, and the financier John Duffield. He graduated from Harvard University. He is married to actress Natasha Wightman. Duffield co-founded Arcane Films with Meg Thomson. Among the company's most successful films was the documentary "The End of the Line" which changed the attitudes of individuals and companies such as Pret a Manger and Marks &