B. Lenin | |
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![]() Lenin during documentary film shoot at the Chavvara Hills, Kerala. | |
Born | Bhimsingh Lenin 15 August 1947 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Film editor, director, writer |
Years active | 1966–present |
Relatives | A. Bhimsingh (father) |
B. Lenin born as Bhimsingh Lenin is an Indian film editor, writer and director who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. The son of Tamil film maker A. Bhimsingh, Lenin entered the film industry as an assistant editor and went on to work in numerous projects before making his debut as an independent editor with Mahendran's Uthiripookkal (1979). In the mid 1980s, Lenin started jointly working with his long-time assistant V. T. Vijayan and the duo has so far edited over a hundred films.[1]
As of 2017, Lenin has won five National Film Awards, including the awards for Best Direction and Best Editing. He was the chairman of the Film Federation of India of India in 2011.