Towards the end of the decade , Mahendra made two low-budgeted films — '' Veedu '' ( 1988 ) and '' Sandhya Raagam '' ( 1989 ) . While '' Veedu '' focused on the life of a lower middle-class urban woman and her struggle to build a house , '' Sandhya Raagam '' dealt with " old age " . At the 35th , '' Veedu '' won two National Film Awards — including one for Best Regional Film — and '' Sandhya Raagam '' won the Best Film on Family Welfare two years later . According to Mahendra , both the films were a tribute to his mother and father respectively . He named these two films as his best works as they were made with fewest mistakes and compromises
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35th National Film Awards
Balu Mahendra