B. Lenin

Bhimsingh Lenin (born 15 August 1947) 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. 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.

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.

Biography Lenin was born in a Bondil Rajput family consisting of eight children. His father A. Bhimsingh was a well known director in Tamil and Hindi films. Lenin started his career as an associate director of his father and assisted in editing many of his films. He also had experience as a lab technician and sound engineering department as well. He made his debut as an independent editor in Indian cinema with the 1979 Tamil film Uthiripookkal which was directed by Mahendran. Although he started as an independent editor, he later associated himself with his assistant V. T. Vijayan, and the duo went on to work together in a number of films during the 80s and 90s, including Nayakan, Geethanjali, Anjali and Kaadhalan, which won them the National Film Award for Best Editing.

He made his directorial debut in 1983 with Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai (1983), and went on to direct four feature films and four non-feature films. His short film Knock-Out (1992) was critically acclaimed and went on to win the Islamia Critics Award for Best Short Film at the Cairo International Film Festival. It also won the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director for Lenin. Three years later, he directed his second short film tilted Kutravali, which won the Best Editing at the 43rd National Film Awards. He has also directed a few TV serials including Solladi Sivasakthi. Now he is contributing heavily to the education society thorough various institutions like Pune Film Institute, Lenin now works along with a reputed film institute in Coimbatore named Clusters media college as its dean helping its students gain knowledge in real time professional movie making and guiding them through his wide experience in film industry

Selected filmography

As editor Year Film Language Notes 1979 Uthiripookkal Tamil 1980 Poottaatha Poottukkal Tamil 1981 Panneer Pushpangal Tamil 1982 Kozhi Koovuthu Tamil Metti Tamil Azhagiya Kanney Tamil 1983 Pallavi Anu Pallavi Kannada Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai Tamil 1984 Parannu Parannu Parannu Malayalam Unaroo Malayalam Sahasame Jeevitham Telugu Kai Kodukkum Kai Tamil Pozhuthu Vidinchachu Tamil 1985 Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai Tamil Thendrale Ennai Thodu Tamil Pagal Nilavu Tamil Idaya Kovil Tamil Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam Malayalam 1986 Kariyilakkattu Pole Malayalam Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil Malayalam Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu Tamil Desatanakkili Karayarilla Malayalam Mouna Ragam Tamil Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal Malayalam 1987 Rithubhedam Malayalam Nombarathi Poovu Malayalam Thoovanathumbikal Malayalam Nayakan Tamil 1988 Solla Thudikuthu Manasu Tamil Aparan Malayalam Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil Tamil Abhinandana Telugu Daisy Malayalam Moonnam Pakkam Malayalam August 15 Raatri Telugu 1989 Rajadhi Raja Tamil Police Report Telugu Geethanjali Telugu Ulsavapittennu Malayalam Innale Malayalam Apoorva Sagodharargal Tamil Vetri Vizha Tamil Season Malayalam 1990 My Dear Marthandan Tamil Thazhvaram Malayalam Anjali Tamil 1991 Thalattu Ketkuthamma Tamil Amaram Malayalam Thayamma Tamil Kadavu Malayalam Chaitanya Telugu Vasanthakala Paravai Tamil 1992 Singaravelan Tamil Suriyan Tamil Magudam Tamil Malootty Malayalam Nakshthrakoodaram Malayalam Aavarampoo Tamil Meera Tamil 1993 I Love India Tamil Venkalam Malayalam Chamayam Malayalam Athma Tamil Padheyam Malayalam Gentleman Tamil Sopanam Tamil 1994 Priyanka Tamil Seevalaperi Pandi Tamil May Madham Tamil Kaadhalan Tamil National Film Award for Best Editing (shared with V. T. Vijayan)Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor Vanaja Girija Tamil 1995 Lucky Man Tamil Mogamul Tamil Mayabazar Tamil Highway Malayalam Kutravali Tamil Short filmNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing (also for Oodaha)Islamia critics Award for Best Short Film Oodaha Tamil Short filmNational Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing (also for Kutravali) 1996 Desadanam Malayalam Mahaprabhu Tamil Sivasakthi Tamil Devaraagam Malayalam Senathipathi Tamil Indian Tamil Kadhal Desam Tamil Alexander Tamil 1997 Oru Yathramozhi Malayalam Guru Malayalam Ratchagan Tamil 1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Tamil Velai Tamil Aval Varuvala Tamil Kallu Kondoru Pennu Malayalam Jeans Tamil 1999 Vaalee Tamil Mudhalvan Tamil 2000 Kushi Tamil Pandavas: The Five Warriors English Also music supervisor 2001 Looty Tamil Kushi Telugu Dhill Tamil 12B Tamil Nayak: The Real Hero Hindi Ooruku Nooruper Tamil 2005 Ullam Ketkume Tamil Thavamai Thavamirundhu Tamil 2006 Sasanam Tamil 2007 Chennai 600028 Tamil Periyar Tamil 2008 Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai Tamil Manjadikuru Malayalam Meipporul Tamil 2009 Kulir 100° Tamil 2010 Namma Gramam Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor 2011 Paal Tamil Help English short film Uchithanai Muharnthaal Tamil Roadside Ambanis Tamil Short film 2012 Suzhal Tamil Karuppampatti Tamil Kizhakku Paatha Veedu Tamil 2014 Ramanujan TamilEnglish 2015 The Yellow Festival Tamil Short Film Appavum Veenjum Malayalam 2016 Edavappathy Malayalam Ishti Sanskrit 2017 Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal Tamil 2021 Ainthu Unarvugal Tamil 2023 Karumegangal Kalaigindrana Tamil 2025 Kooran Tamil Raagu Kethu Tamil

As director Year Film Language Notes 1980 Nathiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal Tamil 1982 Pannaipurathu Pandavargal 1983 Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai Unreleased 1988 Solla Thudikuthu Manasu 1992 Knock-Out Short filmNational Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director 2001 Ooruku Nooruper National Film Award for Best DirectionNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil 2016 Kandadhai Sollugiren

As actor Year Film Language Notes 1998 Kaadhale Nimmadhi Tamil Cameo appearance in song "Kandhan Irukkum Idam"

As assistant editor Year Film Language Notes 1970 Gopi Hindi 1972 Maalik Bombay to Goa Joroo Ka Ghulam 1974 Do Phool Naya Din Nai Raat 1976 Sabse Bada Rupaiya

Awards

National Film Awards 1992 – Knock-Out – Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director (Also producer) 1994 – Kaadhalan – Best Editing (shared with V. T. Vijayan) 1995 – Kutravali and Oodaha – Best Non-Feature Film Editing (shared with V. T. Vijayan) 2001 – Ooruku Nooruper – National Film Award for Best Direction 2001 – Ooruku Nooruper – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1988 – Best Editor 1994 – Best Editor – Kaadhalan 2010 – Best Editor – Namma Gramam

Kerala State Film Awards 1990 – Best Editor - Thazhvaram 1993 – Best Editor – Sopanam

Vijay Awards 2006 – Vijay Awards Special Jury Award for Editing

Rotary Club Of Madras East 2017 -Dronacharya Award