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Kavithalayaa Productions is a Tamil cinema film production company and film distribution company founded by film director, screenwriter and producer K. Balachander . Located in Kodambakkam , Chennai , Tamil Nadu , it has released several acclaimed Tamil language features of the Chennai film Industry, including Sindhu Bhairavi , Mani Ratnam 's Roja and K. S. Ravikumar 's commercially successful film Muthu . 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.
History
The failure of Kuselan (2008) directly impacted the progress of the studio's other films, which were in production. Two films which they were producing by director Selva , Nootrukku Nooru with Vinay , Sneha and Sandhya , and Muriyadi with Sathyaraj , Ganesh Venkatraman and Remya Nambeesan were shelved, despite commencing production. Likewise, Shelvan's Krishnaleelai featuring Jeevan and Meghana Raj , was also cancelled. The director of the film threatened to hold an indefinite fast against the production house's reluctance to release the film in 2011, but to no avail.[ 1] [ 2]
Filmography
Year
Film
Language
Cast
Director
Notes
1981
Netrikan
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Lakshmi , Saritha
S. P. Muthuraman
1982
Puthukavithai
Tamil
Rajinikanth, Saritha
S.P. Muthuraman
Manal Kayiru
Tamil
Visu
Agni Sakshi
Tamil
K. Balachander
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film
1983
Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu
Kannada
K. Balachander
Suhasini
Kamal Hassan played a guest role
Poikkal Kudhirai
Tamil
Suhasini
K. Balachander
Anney Anney
Tamil
Mouli
Mouli
1984
Naan Mahaan Alla
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Radha
S.P. Muthuraman
Poovilangu
Tamil
Murali
Amirjan
Achamillai Achamillai
Tamil
Rajesh , Saritha
K. Balachander
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film
Eradu Rekhagalu
Kannada
Pudhiavan
Tamil
Murali , Anitha, Raveendran
Enakkul Oruvan
Tamil
Kamal Haasan
S.P. Muthuraman
1985
Kalyana Agathigal
Tamil
Saritha
Aval Sumangalithaan
Tamil
Karthik , Ilavarasi , Visu
Visu
Mugila Mallige
Kannada
Srinath
Idanilangal
Malayalam
Sri Raghavendrar
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Vishnuvardhan , Lakshmi
S.P. Muthuraman
Rajinikanth's 100th film
Sindhu Bhairavi
Tamil
K. Balachander
Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film
1986
Sundara Swapnagalu
Kannada
Ramesh Aravind
K Balachander
Punnagai Mannan
Tamil
Kamal Haasan , Rekha, Revathi
K Balachander
1987
Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi
Tamil
Visu
Velaikaran
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Amala
SP Muthuraman
Vanna Kanavugal
Tamil
Karthik , Murali , Jaisri , Thara
Manathil Uruthi Vendum
Tamil
K Balachander
1988
Penmani Aval Kanmani
Tamil
Prathap Pothen , Seetha , Visu
Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
Tamil
Kamal Haasan , Seetha
K Balachander
1989
Siva
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Raghuvaran , Shobana
Amirjan
Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
Tamil
Rahman , Sithara , Geetha , Vivek
K Balachander
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film
Unnai Solli Kutramillai
Tamil
Karthik , Sithara
Amirjan
1990
Varavu Nalla Uravu
Tamil
Sunitha , Visu, Rekha
Visu
Oru Veedu Iru Vasal
Tamil
K Balachander
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
1991
Sigaram
Tamil
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Ananthu
Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
Tamil
Rahman , Gouthami , Heera
Vasanth
1992
Vaaname Ellai
Tamil
Anand Babu , Bhanupriya , Ramya Krishnan , Madhoo
K Balachander
Annamalai
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Kushboo , Sarath Babu
Suresh Krissna
Roja
Tamil
Aravindsamy , Madhoo
Mani Ratnam
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
1993
Jathi Malli
Tamil
Mukesh , Kushboo , Vineeth
K Balachander
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
1994
Duet
Tamil
Prabhu Ganesan , Ramesh Arvind
K Balachander
1995
Muthu
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Meena , Sarath Babu
K. S. Ravikumar
1996
Kalki
Tamil
Rahman , Prakash Raj , Shruti , Geetha
K Balachander
1997
Vidukathai
Tamil
Prakash Raj
Agathiyan
1998
Thulli Thirindha Kaalam
Tamil
Arun Vijay
Balasekaran
Pooveli
Tamil
Karthik , Kausalya
Selva
1999
Rojavanam
Tamil
Karthik , Laila
Selva
2000
Rajakali Amman
Tamil
Ramya Krishnan
Rama Narayanan
Appu
Tamil
Prashanth , Devayani
Vasanth
2001
Sri Raja Rajeshwari
Tamil
Ramya Krishnan , Ramki
Ramanarayanan
Parthale Paravasam
Tamil
Madhavan , Simran , R. Lawrence , Sneha
K Balachander
2002
Album
Tamil
Aryan Rajesh , Shrutika
Vasanthabalan
2003
Saamy
Tamil
Vikram , Trisha
Hari
Thirumalai
Tamil
Vijay , Jyothika , Raghuvaran
Ramana
2005
Ayya
Tamil
R. Sarathkumar , Nayantara
Hari
2006
Idhaya Thirudan
Tamil
Jayam Ravi , Kamna Jethmalani , Prakashraj
Saran
2008
Kuselan
Tamil
Rajinikanth , Pasupathy , Meena Durairaj
P. Vasu
Thiruvanamalai
Tamil
Arjun Sarja , Pooja Gandhi
Perarasu
TBA
Krishnaleelai
Tamil
Jeevan , Meghana Raj
Selvan
Delayed
Muriyadi
Tamil
Sathyaraj , Ganesh Venkatraman , Remya Nambeesan
Selva
Delayed
References
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