Biodata :
Name ... Balkrishna Narayan Rao
Date of birth ... 27 March 1908
Place of birth ... Tellicherry, Kerala, India

Director filmography :
Pontianak Gua Musang (1964)
Puteri Cempaka Biru (1963)
Gul Bakawali (1963)
Laila Majnun (1962)
Siti Zubaidah (1961)
Yatim Mustapha (1960)
Jula Juli Bintang Tiga (1959)
Mahsuri (1958)
Sumpah Pontianak (1958)
Dendam Pontianak (1957)
Pontianak (1957)
Adikku (1956)
Roh Membela (1955)
Abu Hassan Pencuri (1955)
Merana (1954)
Perjodohan (1954)
Gelora Hidup (1954)
Siapa Salah (1953)
Hujan Panas (1953)
Putus Harapan (1953)

Trivia :
Worked in India in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu movies
Actor since 1926, then assistant director and assistant cameraman
First film (as director): Veer Kumari (1935), a Hindi film
Established himself as a successful director in the late 1940s, then left to work in Singapore for Shaws Malay Film Productions (1953-1956) and Cathay Keris Film Studios (1957-1964)
Returned to India after his last film in Singapore in 1964
Last film (as director): Nitya Sumangali (1974), a Telugu film
Reference: http://us.imdb.com/Name?Rao,+B.+Narayan