Kavithalayaa Productions is a Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 film production company and film distribution company founded by film director, screenwriter and producer K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

. Located in Kodambakkam, Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, it has released several acclaimed Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 features of the Chennai film Industry, including Sindhu Bhairavi

Sindhu Bhairavi

Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra...

, Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...

's Roja and K. S. Ravikumar

K. S. Ravikumar

K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the...

's commercially successful film Muthu

Muthu (film)

The soundtrack features six songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Muthu is the first Rajinikanth film for which Rahman wrote music. The soundtrack for this movie turned out to be a major hit and Rahman gained popularity in Japan when the movie was released in Japanese. The...

. It has also produced films in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.

Balachander's wife Rajam Balachander and his daughter Pushpa Kandaswamy also produce for the banner.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Cast	Notes
1981	Netrikan	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Lakshmi Lakshmi (actress) Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early... , Saritha Saritha Saritha is a South Indian actress. She has acted in at least 141 feature films, and was cast in the television serial Selvi in 2005. Her mainstream career spanned from 1979 to 1989, when she took a break to marry Indian actor and producer Mukesh and raise their two sons...
1982	Puthukavithai Puthukavithai Puthukavithai is a Tamil film is directed by S.P.Muthuraman. The film is a remake of the 1976 hit kannada film Naa ninna mareyalaare with Dr.Rajkumar and Lakshmi, famous Tamil actress in the lead.-Plot:...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Saritha
	Manal Kayiru Manal Kayiru Manal Kayiru is a 1982 Tamil movie directed by Visu. SV shekar plays a hardheaded man who wants to marry a perfect woman and he has a list of conditions which need to be met. But visu has other plans and marries him off a girl who does not meet any of his listed criteria...	Tamil
	Agni Sakshi Agni Sakshi (1982 film) Agni Sakshi is a Tamil language film starring Sivakumar and Saritha in the lead roles. Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan play a short cameo as themselves. Saritha was portrayed as a Schizophrenia patient in this film....	Tamil
1983	Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu is a Kannada language film starring Suhasini in the lead role of the protagonist. She received a Filmfare award for her performance. Her real-life uncle Kamal Haasan has a guest role in the film as a bus conductor...	Kannada	Suhasini	Kamal Hassan played a guest role
	Poikkal Kudhirai Poikkal Kudhirai Poikkal Kudhirai is a Tamil language film starring Suhasini and Viji. Kamal Haasan played a guest role in the film.-Cast:* Suhasini* Viji* Ramakrishna* Charlee* RadharaviThis is based on Crazy Mohan's drama Mariages are made in Saloon...	Tamil	Suhasini
	Anney Anney	Tamil
1984	Naan Mahaan Alla	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Radha Radha Radha , also called Radhika, Radharani and Radhikarani, is the childhood friend and lover of Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana, and the Gita Govinda of the Vaisnava traditions of Hinduism...
	Poovilangu Poovilangu -Cast:*Murali*Kuyili*Poovilangu Mohan*Charle...	Tamil
	Achamillai Achamillai Achamillai Achamillai Achamillai Achamillai is a 1984 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Delhi Ganesh, Rajesh and Saritha.- Soundtrack :...	Tamil	Rajesh Rajesh Rajesh is a popular Nepali and Indian name. It originates from the word Raja, which means king and Eshwar, or the ultimate power. The complete word is Rajesh... , Saritha Saritha Saritha is a South Indian actress. She has acted in at least 141 feature films, and was cast in the television serial Selvi in 2005. Her mainstream career spanned from 1979 to 1989, when she took a break to marry Indian actor and producer Mukesh and raise their two sons...
	Eradu Rekhagalu	Kannada
	Pudhiyavan	Tamil
	Enakkul Oruvan Enakkul Oruvan Enakkul Oruvan is a 1984 Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. A remake of Subhash Ghai's Hindi film, Karz , starring Rishi Kapoor, and Tina Munim.-Cast:...	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...	Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
1985	Kalyana Agathigal	Tamil
	Aval Sumangalithaan	Tamil
	Mugila Malligey	Kannada
	Eda Nilangal	Malayalam
	Sri Raghavendra Sri Raghavendra Sri Raghavendra is a 1985 Tamil film is directed by SP. Muthuraman. The film was Rajinikanth's 100th film. He plays the role of the Hindu saint Raghavendra in this movie. It was produced by Kavithalaya Productions.-Plot:...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Lakshmi Lakshmi (actress) Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...	Rajinikanth's 100th film
	Sindhu Bhairavi	Tamil
1986	Sundara Swapnagalu	Kannada
	Punnagai Mannan Punnagai Mannan Punnagai Mannan is a 1986 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film was directed by K. Balachander.-Cast:Kamal Haasan Sethu/Chaplin ChellapaRevathi Malini...	Tamil
1987	Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi	Tamil
	Velaikaran Velaikaran Velaikaran is a Tamil film is directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikant, Sarath Babu and Amala. This film is remade from the bollywood film Namak Halaal starred Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil and Parveen Babi.-Plot:Young Gajapathy is brought up by his...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Amala Amala (actress) Amala Akkineni is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films.-Biography:...
	Vanna Kanavugal	Tamil
	Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum is a 1987 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar and Vivek.Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances.- Plot :...	Tamil
1988	Penmani Aval Kanmani	Tamil
	Unnal Mudiyum Thambi Unnal Mudiyum Thambi Unnal Mudiyum Thambi is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The movie was released on 9th August, 1988, which is a Tamil version made after the release of its original Rudraveena in telugu on March 4, 1988.-Plot:...	Tamil	Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting... , Seetha
1989	Siva Siva (1989 film) Siva is a 1989 Tamil film directed by Ammerjan. The film was certified as ""A"" in the sensor board. Rajini & Rahuvaran acting was appreciated...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films... , Shobana
	Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal is a 1989 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Rahman, Sithara, Geetha, Janagaraj, Jayachitra, Poornam Vishwanathan, Sowcar Janaki, Vivek and Ilaiyaraaja.- Plot :...	Tamil	Rahman Rahman -People:*Rahman , Arabic male name*Abdur Rahman, Arabic male theophoric name meaning Servant of Allah-See also:* Rehman * Raman * Ramen, a Japanese noodle... , Sithara Sithara Sithara is a Punjabi word meaning little star. It may also refer to:* Sithara , Indian actress* Mohan Sithara, Malayam film music composer... , Geetha, Vivek Vivek Vivek is a masculine Hindu given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly India and Nepal....
	Unnaicholli Kuttramillai	Tamil	Karthik Muthuraman Karthik Muthuraman Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai... , Sithara Sithara (actress) Sithara is an Indian actress who has performed in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam language films and television serials.-Filmography:-External links:...
1990	Varavu Nalla Uravu	Tamil
	Oru Veedu Iru Vasal Oru Veedu Iru Vasal Oru Veedu Iru Vasal is a 1990 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Yamini, Kumaresh and Ganesh. Contrived and manipulating, yet tugging at your heart. This is actually two movies put together. Their connection is contrived and hence the climax is a let-down. But...	Tamil		Won, National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues The National Film Award - Best Film on Other Social Issues winners:...
1991	Sigaram	Tamil
	Nee Paadhi Naan Paadhi	Tamil
1992	Vaaname Ellai Vaaname Ellai Vaaname Ellai is a 1992 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Anand Babu, Bhanupriya, Ramya Krishnan, Madhoo, Vishali Kannadasan, Rajesh and Babloo Prithviraj....	Tamil
	Annamalai Annamalai (film) Annamalai is a 1992 Tamil film directed by Suresh Krishna; starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo and Sarath Babu in the lead roles. It is a remake of Krishnam Raju's movie Prana Snehitulu, which was a remake of Rakesh Roshan's Hindi movie Khudgarz, which was inturn based on Erich Segal's novel Kane and...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Sarath Babu Sarath Babu Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...
	Roja Roja Roja is a 1992 Tamil political drama, romance film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu....	Tamil	Aravindsamy, Madhoo Madhoo Madhoo is an actress in Indian films. She has acted in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She was named after the late Hindi actress Madhubala. She has acted with almost all leading actors in India...	Won, Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration is a National Film Award - Silver Lotus, given to an Indian feature film director, for the best film relating to National Integration in India.The winners of the Award:-References:...
1993	Jaathi Malli	Tamil
1994	Duet Duet (film) Duet is a 1994 Tamil musical film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prabhu, Meenakshi Seshadri, Ramesh Aravind and Prakashraj. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman...	Tamil	Prabhu Ganesan Prabhu Ganesan Prabhu Ganesan is a Tamil film actor and producer. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Personal life:A native of Tamil Nadu, Prabhu was born to Sivaji and Kamala Ganesan. He has an elder brother Ramkumar Ganesan who is a film producer, and two sisters, Shanthi and Thenmozhi. He did his... , Ramesh Arvind
1995	Muthu	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Meena, Sarath Babu Sarath Babu Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...
1996	Kalki	Tamil
1997	Vidukathai	Tamil
1998	Thulli Thirindha Kaalam	Tamil
	Pooveli Pooveli Pooveli is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Abbas, Kausalya and Heera Rajgopal in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bharadwaj....	Tamil	Karthik Muthuraman Karthik Muthuraman Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai... , Kausalya Kausalya Kausalya in the Indian Rāmāyaṇa epic was the eldest of King Daśaratha's three wives and a queen of Ayodhyā, she was the daughter of the King of the Kosala Kingdom. She was the mother of Rama, the king of Ayodhya, upon whom the story of the Ramayana is based....
1999	Rojavanam Rojavanam Rojavanam is a Tamil film directed by Selva. The film stars Karthik, Laila and Malavika in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by bharwaj.-Cast:*Karthik as Muthu*Malavika as Sindhu...	Tamil	Karthik Muthuraman Karthik Muthuraman Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai... , Laila
2000	Rajakali Amman	Tamil
	Appu	Tamil
2001	Sri Raja Rajeswari	Tamil
	Parthale Paravasam Parthale Paravasam The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vaali, Vairamuthu and Na. Muthukumar. The soundtrack featured nine songs with most of them remained chart-toppers for many months. Guitarist Rashid Ali had his debut as a vocalist through this film...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Sarath Babu Sarath Babu Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...
2002	Album Album (film) Album is a 2002 Indian Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan, starring Aryan Rajesh and Shruthika. The story portrays the love and affection between two families. The film, produced by Kavithalayaa Productions, was Vasanthabalan's directorial debut and became a commercial...	Tamil
2003	Saamy Saamy Saamy is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Hari starring Vikram and Trisha. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. This film was a blockbuster of the year and was a musical hit too...	Tamil	Vikram Vikram (actor) Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate... , Trisha Trisha Trisha Goddard, formerly called Trisha, was a British talk show that aired on Channel 5. It previously aired on ITV in the mornings from 1998-2004. It was also shown on ITV's digital channel ITV2 with a spin-off show called "Trisha: Extra" and a double bill of the main "Trisha" show every afternoon...
	Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:...	Tamil	Vijay Vijay Vijay is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference... , Jyothika, Raghuvaran Raghuvaran Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
2005	Ayya	Tamil	Sarathkumar, Nayantara Nayantara Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
	Idhaya Thirudan Idhaya Thirudan Idhaya Thirudan is a Tamil film directed by Saran, starring Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani. This film was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj. It was released in February 2006. The heroine debutant, Kamna Jethmalani is the...	Tamil	Jayam Ravi Jayam Ravi Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M... , Kamna Jethmalani Kamna Jethmalani Kamna Jethmalani is an Indian film actress. She debuted in 2005 with the Telugu film Premikulu and had her first commercial success with her third feature film Ranam... , Prakashraj
2008	Kuselan Kuselan Kuselan is a 2008 Tamil drama film directed by P. Vasu, which was simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu . Both remake of the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, the film is directed by P. Vasu and produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages...	Tamil	Rajinikanth, Pasupathy Pasupathy Pasupathy is an Indian film actor. He has appeared in several critically acclaimed roles in many noted Tamil films, essaying supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.-Early life and career:... , Meena Durairaj
	Thiruvanamalai	Tamil	Arjun Sarja Arjun Sarja Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is... , Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi , also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male, taj mahal, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.-Early...
2011	Nootrukku Nooru Nootrukku Nooru Nootrukku Nooru is a 1971 Tamil-language film directed and written by K. Balachander. The protagonist who is a college professor is accused by three girls for sexual nuisance, just before the protagonist’s marriage...	Tamil	Vinay Rai Vinay Rai Vinay Rai is an Indian film actor, commonly appearing in Tamil films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows. His mother tongue is Tulu.- Career :... , Sneha Sneha Suhasini Rajaram Naidu , known mononymously as Sneha, is an Indian film actress, who has acted in mostly Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films and also one Kannada language film. She debuted in the 2001 Malayalam film Ingane Oru Nilapakshi, directed by Anil and had her first commercial success with...	Delayed
	Krishnaleelai	Tamil	Jeevan Jeevan Jeevan is a Tamil film actor.-Biography:He graduated from the St. Bede's School in Chennai. One of his classmates was actor Surya Sivakumar.-Career:... , Meghna Raj	Delayed

External links

• Official website of Kavithalayaa Productions