The Director
The director V. Balakrishnan is an alumnus of Sri Ram Centre for Performing Arts and the prestigious National School of Drama, wherein he received training from the finest teachers of international calibre, including stalwarts like Naseeruddin Shah, Rashid Ansari, Dr. Anuradha Kapoor, Kanahiyalal and Ram Gopal Bajaj.
He was later awarded the Charles Wallace scholarship to attend the international residency for young directors, hosted by the Royal Court Theatre, London. His plays have been performed at the Stagerite Festival in Bangalore, Purusai festival and at the National Theatre Festival in New Delhi.
He has acted in over 50 plays in Hindi, English and Tamil, with the top directors of India, including, Habib Tanvir, Baba Karanth, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Ranjit Kapoor and Devendra Raj Ankur.
He has worked with foreign directors, including Mariuz Orski (Poland), Valentine Teplakov (Russia), Sue Weston and Gorden (London).
He formed Theatre Nisha in 2000 and has been at the helm producing, directing and acting in various productions. The plays directed by him include, Harold Pinter’s 'Ashes to Ashes', Sarah Kane's 'Crave', Girish Karnad's 'The Fire and the Rain', Delon Weerasinghe's 'Thicker Than Blood' and Anupama Chandrasekhar's 'Closer Apart' among many others in Tamil, Hindi and English. .