Kalyani Natarajan is an Indian actress who has appeared in

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, and

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-language films. She played prominent roles in ''

Saivam ''Saivam'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, directed and produced by A. L. Vijay. The film features Nassar in the lead role and child actress Sara Arjun plays another pivotal role. The film's cinematography was handled by ...

'' (2014), ''

Pisaasu ''Pisaasu'' (; English: ''Phantom'') is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language Gothic horror film film written and directed by Mysskin and produced by Bala under B Studios. The film stars Naga, Rajkumar Pitchumani, Ashvatt alongside Radharavi, Kalyani ...

'' (2014) and ''

Mahanubhavudu ''Mahanubhavudu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. It features Sharwanand and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles. The film's principal photography commenced on 7 March 2017 and ...

'' (2017).

Career

Kalyani had an interest in theatre and acted in plays in

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. While in Mumbai, she was part of several major drama troupes. Later, she began acting in commercials including a jewellery commercial with

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. Her stage plays in Mumbai enabled her to get a role in '' Settai'' (2013), which was shot in Mumbai. In the same year, she played

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's sister-in-law in

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' ''

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein ''Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Punit Malhotra. Produced by Karan Johar under the banner Dharma Productions, the film stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Plot Sriram ...

'' (2013). She was also cast as

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's wife in

A. L. Vijay A. L. Vijay, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. An assistant director with Priyadarshan, he debuted as director with films such as '' Kireedam'' and the critically acclaimed ''Madr ...

's ''

Thalaivaa ''Thalaivaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It stars Vijay in the title role. The film, produced by Chandraprakash Jain, features background score and soundtrack composed by G. ...

'' (2013). However, she left the latter film. She collaborated again with director

for ''

'' (2014), which was her first major break. Kalyani had shot for 38 days in

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for the film. While she was in

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during the release of ''Saivam'', she met director

Mysskin Shanmugha Raja, known professionally as Mysskin, is an Tamil film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, and producer. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' Chithiram Pesuthadi''. His subsequent films '' Anjathe'' (2008), ''Nandalala'' ...

and auditioned for a role in ''

'' (2014), a role which she bagged.

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signed her to play a doctor in '' Theri'' (2016) after seeing her performance in ''Pisaasu''. Kalyani made her Telugu film debut with ''

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'' (2016) and has acted in ''

'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), ''Dear Comrade'' (2019) amongst others. She is one of the most prominent and sought-after actors to play maternal roles in several films. Her short film debut was with ''Daro Mat'' (2017) in which she played a toxic mother-in-law. She is one of the founding members of a Mumbai-based theatre production house Clean Slate Creations along with her husband Balakrishnan Natarajan, who is also an actor in Hindi cinema.

Filmography

Tamil films

Telugu films

Hindi films

References

External links

*{{IMDb name, 6442108 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses