Kalaimamani
| Kalaimamani | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best in the arts |
| Presented by | Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram |
| Country |  India |
| First awarded | 1954 |
The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (literature, music and theatre) for excellence in the field of art and literature.
The awardees are felicitated by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State, every year, at a ceremony.
The Tamil Nadu government has appointed poet Ilaya Bharathi as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film director Rama Narayanan is its president.[1]
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[edit] Awardees by year
[edit] 1994
- Music: Swarnalatha
1997 k s chithra
[edit] 1998
Film Personalities: Meena, Vijay, Napolean, Thangar Bachan, Prashanth Thyagarajan
[edit] 2001
- Music : Vairamangalam Lakshmi Narayanan, Manakkal S. Rangarajan, M. A. Sundareswaran, Madurai T. Srinivasan, T. M. Krishnamurthy, R. Kalyanaraman, Rajalakshmi Narayanan, S. Sashank, Seetha Doraiswamy, Adyar S. Jayaraman, Thirunageswaram T. R. Govindarajan, Valayapatti S. Malarvannan, P. V. N. Nadhamani, K. Somu, Karandhai G. Damodaran, Rathinasabapathy Desikar.
[edit] 2002
- Music: P. S. Narayanaswamy, Meera Sivaramakrishnan, Ramani, Vaikkom R. Gopalakrishnan, S. Venkataraman, T. S. Vasudeva Rao, A. C. Jayaraman, S. Kasim, Kovai Natarajan, S. Sundar.
[edit] 2003
- Music: Sulochana Pattabhiraman, Nagai R. Muralidharan, S. Ravindaran, Mannargudi A. Eswaran, R. Raman, H. Ramakrishnan, Mannargudi M. S. K. Sankaranarayanan, Denkanikotta Mani, Purisai Arunagiri.
[edit] 2004
[2] Iyal (Literature): 4 artists and Tamil scholars
Musicians: 26
Bharatanatyam exponents: 10
Stage artists: 4, including Crazy Mohan
Film Personalities: 10, including Vikram, Sneha, C.R. Saraswathi and P. Vasu
Singers: 5 Ballad and 4 singers
[edit] 2005
Bharatanatyam exponent Leela Samson, stage artist Bombay Gnanam, film personalities Surya Sivakumar, Jyothika, Vadivelu, Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram.[3]
[edit] 2006
This year there were a few film personalities awarded with Kalaimamani and out of those was Silambarasan Rajendar and Trisha Krishnan
[edit] 2009
| Profession | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Actor | Barath, Pasupathy, Vaiyapuri, Dhanush, Vineeth |
| Actress | nayanthara, Asin Thottumkal, Meera Jasmine, Saroja Devi |
| Art Director | P. Krishnamurthy |
| Dancer | Aishwarya Dhanush, Sangeetha Kapilan |
| Director | Cheran, Sundar C |
| Musician | Embar Kannan, Harris Jayaraj, Maharajapuram Srinivasan, Sivamani, T. M. Ramanathan |
| Poet | Sirpi |
| Writer | A. Madhavan |
| Serial Artist | Devipriya |
| Artist | N.Srinivasan |
[edit] 2010
26 artistes will get Kalaimamani awards for year 2010. They include actors nayanthara, Tamanna, Anushka and Arya, Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Girish, Veena players Rajhesh Vaidhya and S.Srinivasan, dramatist Prasanna Ramaswamy, spiritual orators Mangaiyarkkarasi and S Sathyaseelan, and Tamil scholar Tamizhannal and Dindigul I Leoni.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kalaimaamani". http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B4D24DDAA-D181-489C-BD43-31CCEA650462%7D&CATEGORYNAME=INDO-PAK+STAND-OFF.
- ^ "Kalaimamani Awards for 123 persons announced". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 15 February 2006. http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/15/stories/2006021513330100.htm.
- ^ Kalaimamani Awards for 123 persons announced The Hindu, Feb 15, 2006.
- ^ 2010 Kalaimamani Awards announced by Tamil Nadu Govt
[edit] External links
- The Hindu article
- Times of India article
- http://archives.chennaionline.com/musicnew/CarnaticMusic/180th.asp
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