Legendary director K Balachander was credited with having introduced and nurtured three all time great Southern stars. And those Southern stars are Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan, Superstar Rajinikanth and Megastar Chiranjeevi and the details are given below.
* Kamal Haasan was introduced with 'Arangetram' directed by Balachander. Kamal Haasan was also seen many blockbusters such as 'Maro Charithra', 'Aakalirajyam', 'Idi Katha Kaadu'.
* Rajinikanth made his debut with 'Apoorva Raagangal' directed by Balachander.
* Interestingly Chiranjeevi's Tamil debut movie '47 Natikal' was also directed by Balachander. The director also praised Chiranjeevi as 'Kamal plus Rajini is equal to Chiranjeevi'. in one of the public meets. Chiranjeevi and Balachander's 'Rudhraveena' earned national award for Chiranjeevi.