Writing realistic and effective dialogues is a very difficult task. And to write for some of the best directors in the business like Mani Ratnam and Shankar, you need to be a master at it. Veteran writer Balakumaran who reached the heavenly abode this morning (May 15), was one of the most skilful dialogues writers that Tamil cinema has produced over the years.

His dialogues were realistic, unique and would sound clever. He has given us mass dialogues like 'naan oru thadava sonna' from Baasha. Here we bring to you 10 of his classic films that had some wonderful dialogues.