Balachandra Menon (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer.

He has also worked as a distributor, editor, composer, singer and producer in the Malayalam film industry.

He has found space in the Limca Book of Records for the maximum number of films directed, scripted and acted in.

Actors who made their debut in his films include Shobana in April 18, Parvathy in Vivahithare Ithile, Maniyanpilla Raju in Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla, Karthika in Manicheppu Thurannappol, Annie in Ammayane Sathyam, and Nandini in April 19.

[3] Balachandra Menon was born in Kollam[5] in 1954 to Shivashankara Pillai and Lalitha Devi.