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
Mark Howard (film maker) Mark Howard (film maker) Mark Howard (born 29 September 1966) was born in Radcliffe, near Bury, Lancashire, England. He first came to attention in the late 1980s as a live concert press photographer, his natural documentary style capturing the great and the good of the indie scene at the time. Classic images of Iggy Pop, Bob Calvert, Johnny Thunders, The Damned, All About Eve and hundreds of other acts helped to cement Howard's reputation. Since reinventing himself as a commercial film maker in the late 90's, Howard has produced dozens of commercials, pop promo's, advertising films and shorts. His most