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{{Infobox person
| name = B. Lenin
| image = Editor.B.Lenin.jpg
| caption = Lenin during documentary film shoot at the Chavvara Hills, Kerala.
| birth_name = Bhimsingh Lenin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|8|15|df=y}}
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| occupation = Film editor, director, writer
| spouse =
| relatives = {{ubl|[[A. Bhimsingh]] (father)|[[B. Kannan]] (brother)}}
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| yearsactive = 1966–present
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| nationality = Indian
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'''B. Lenin''' born as Bhimsingh Lenin is an Indian film editor, writer and director who works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi language|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 (filmmaker)|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 in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films, apart from an English film, ''Eli My Friend''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Master of creative final touches|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/DB7A9645E40DD526652569410040C8AE|access-date=27 November 2012}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

As of 2017, Lenin has won five [[National Film Awards]], including the awards for [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] and [[National Film Award for Best Editing|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=S. R.|first=Ashok Kumar|title=Veterans recapture the past|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092903180300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628132401/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092903180300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2008|access-date=13 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 September 2006}}</ref> Lenin has a younger brother named [[B. Kannan]], who was a cinematographer. Lenin started his career as an associate director of his father and assisted in editing many of his films.<ref name=49thNFA>{{cite web|title=49th national Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 July 2013|page=77|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also had experience as a lab technician and sound engineering department as well.<ref name=49thNFA/> After several films working as an assistant, Lenin made his debut as an independent editor in 1979 with the 1979 Tamil film ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' which was directed by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|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 (1989 film)|Geethanjali]]'', ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' and ''[[Kadhalan]]'', which won them the [[National Film Award for Best Editing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=42nd National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm42thNFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 July 2013|pages=44–46|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523171116/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm42thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=23 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He made his directorial debut in 1983 with ''Ethanai Konam Ethanai Paarvai'' (1983), and went on to direct four feature films and four non-feature films. His short film ''Knock-out'' (1992) was critically acclaimed as it went on to win the Islamia critics Award for Best Short Film at the [[Cairo International Film Festival]].<ref name=57thNFA>{{cite web|title=57th National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104162233/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It also won the [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]] for Lenin.<ref name=40thNFA>{{cite web|title=40th National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx|access-date=13 July 2013|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602174839/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The jury noted: "The director has given us a powerful insight into the labyrinth of the human mind faced with a disaster situation".<ref name=40thNFA/> Three years later, he directed his second short film tilted ''Kutravali'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Editing]] at the [[43rd National Film Awards]].<ref name=57thNFA/> In 2002, Lenin made ''[[Ooruku Nooruper]]''. The film fetched him the [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] award, apart from winning the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Regional Film (Tamil)]].<ref name=49thNFA/> The film dealt with capital punishment and was received with critical response.<ref name=49thNFA/><ref>{{cite news|title=Lagaan sweeps national film awards|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=13133|access-date=13 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=26 July 2002}}</ref> He has also directed a few [[Soap opera|TV serials]] including ''Solladi Sivasakthi''.<ref name=40thNFA/> Lenin has held important positions such as the jury member of [[57th National Film Awards]] (2010) and the chairman of Oscar selection committee (of FFI) in 2011.<ref name=57thNFA/><ref>{{cite news|title=Malayalam film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' is India's entry for Oscar|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/malayalam-film-adaminte-makan-abu-is-indias-entry-for-oscar/851161/|access-date=13 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=25 January 2012}}</ref> And 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<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news |title=Realism, a myth |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/02/27/stories/09270351.htm |access-date=19 June 2019 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A new diploma course in Film Technology in Coimbatore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/colleges/clusters-institute-of-media-and-technology-launches-a-diploma-course-in-film-technology/article28709010.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 July 2019}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==

===As editor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1980 || ''Pootadha Pootukkal'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Panneer Pushpangal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Kozhi Koovuthu (1982 film)|Kozhi Koovuthu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Metti (film)|Metti]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Azhagiya Kanney]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Pallavi Anu Pallavi]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Parannu Parannu Parannu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Unaru]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sahasame Jeevitham]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Kai Kodukkum Kai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1984 || ''Pozhuthu Vidinchachu'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Thendrale Ennai Thodu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Pagal Nilavu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Idaya Kovil]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kariyilakkattu Pole]]'' || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Desatanakkili Karayarilla]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Mouna Ragam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Rithubhedam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Nombarathi Poovu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Thoovanathumbikal]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Nayakan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Solla Thudikuthu Manasu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Aparan (film)|Aparan]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Abhinandana]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Moonnam Pakkam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Geethanjali (1989 film)|Geethanjali]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Ulsavapittennu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Innale]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989 film)|Apoorva Sagodharargal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Season (film)|Season]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[My Dear Marthandan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Thazhvaram]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Thalattu Ketkuthamma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Amaram]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Thayamma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Kadavu (film)|Kadavu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Chaitanya (film)|Chaitanya]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Vasanthakala Paravai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Singaravelan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Suriyan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Magudam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Malootty]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1992 || ''Nakshthrakoodaram'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Aavarampoo]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Meera (1992 film)|Meera]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[I Love India]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Venkalam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Athma (film)|Athma]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Padheyam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Sopanam (film)|Sopanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Priyanka (1994 film)|Priyanka]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Seevalaperi Pandi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[May Madham]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Kadhalan]]'' || Tamil || [[National Film Award for Best Editing]] (shared with [[V. T. Vijayan]]) [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor]]
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Vanaja Girija]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Lucky Man (film)|Lucky Man]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mogamul]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Mayabazar (1995 film)|Mayabazar]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Highway (1995 film)|Highway]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Kutravali'' || Tamil || Short film [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing]] (also for ''Oodaha'') Islamia critics Award for Best Short Film
|-
| 1995 || ''Oodaha'' || Tamil || Short film [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing]] (also for ''Kutravali'')
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Desadanam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Mahaprabhu (film)|Mahaprabhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Sivasakthi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Devaraagam]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Senathipathi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Kadhal Desam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Alexander (1996 film)|Alexander]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]''|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Ratchagan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kaadhale Nimmadhi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Velai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Aval Varuvala]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kallu Kondoru Pennu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Jeans (film)|Jeans]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Vaalee (1999 film)|Vaali]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Looty (film)|Looty]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kushi (2001 film)|Kushi]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ninnu Choodalani]]'' || Telugu ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Dhill]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[12B]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Nayak: The Real Hero]]'' || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ooruku Nooruper]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ullam Ketkume]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Thavamai Thavamirundhu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sasanam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Chennai 600028]]'' || Tamil||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Periyar (2007 film)|Periyar]]'' || Tamil||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Manjadikuru]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Meipporul]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kulir 100°]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Namma Gramam]]'' || Tamil || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor
|-
| 2011 || ''Paal'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Uchithanai Muharnthaal]]'' || Tamil||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Roadside Ambanis]]'' || Tamil || Short film
|-
| 2012 || ''Suzhal'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Karuppampatti]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Kizhakku Paatha Veedu'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ramanujan (film)|Ramanujan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Yellow Festival]]'' || Tamil || Short Film
|-
| 2015 || ''Appavum Veenjum'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Edavappathy]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ishti]]'' || Sanskrit || Ishti, is set to be the opening feature film of the feature section of
the Indian Panorama section at the 47th edition of IFFI (International Film Festival of India)
|-
|2017
|''Uval''
|Tamil
|Short Film Directed by Elavarasan Devarajan
|-
|2017
|''Ammavin Pudavai''
|Tamil
|Short Film Directed by M.Prabhu
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Kattil'' || Tamil || Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Edited by Himself and Directed by EV Ganeshbabu
|-
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Nathiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Pannaipurathu Pandavargal'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Solla Thudikuthu Manasu]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1992 || ''Knock-out'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Short film [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]]
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ooruku Nooruper]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[National Film Award for Best Direction]] [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
|-
| 2016 || ''Kandadhai Sollugiren'' || Tamil ||
|}

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Kaadhale Nimmadhi]]'' || Tamil || Cameo appearance in song "Kandhan Irukkum Idam"
|-
|}

===As assistant editor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Maalik (1972 film)|Maalik]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Bombay to Goa]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Joroo Ka Ghulam]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Do Phool]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Naya Din Nai Raat]]'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' || Hindi ||
|}

==Awards==

===National Film Awards===
* 1992 – ''Knock-Out'' – [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director|Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]] (Also producer)
* 1994 – ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' – [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] (shared with [[V. T. Vijayan]])
* 1995 – ''Kutravali and Oodaha'' – [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|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 – [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
* 1994 – Best Editor – ''[[Kaadhalan]]''
* 2010 – Best Editor – ''[[Namma Gramam]]''

===Kerala State Film Awards===
* 1990 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
* 1993 – Best Editor – ''[[Sopanam (film)|Sopanam]]''

===Vijay Awards===
* 2006 – [[Vijay Awards|Vijay Awards Special Jury Award for Editing]]

===Rotary Club Of Madras East===
*2017 -[[Dronacharya Award]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0501921|name=B. Lenin}}

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B. Lenin - Revision history

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