Kavithalayaa Productions is an Indian

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and

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company based in

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. It was founded by filmmaker

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

in 1981. It has a library of 50+ films in three languages and 3500+ hours of television content. Kavithalayaa is currently releasing the olden serials in

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including Thuru Pidikkum Manasu

History

In 1981 Kavithalayaa Productions was founded by the legendary filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke awardee K.Balachander. Having produced over 50+ films many of them being huge hits they also have provided with 3500+ hours of television content entertaining people to the most. Having successfully mastered the art of storytelling for the big and small screen over three decades, Kavithalayaa has entered the digital media. Keeping in mind the current trends in an endeavour to keep pace witnessed in entertainment consumption patterns, both globally and in India, they've released their maiden digital series Harmony with

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on Prime video India. The failure of ''

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'' (2008) directly impacted the progress of the studio's other films, which were in production. Two films which they were producing by director

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, ''Nootrukku Nooru'' with Vinay, Sneha and Sandhya, and ''Muriyadi'' with

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and

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were shelved, despite commencing production. Likewise, Shelvan's ''Krishnaleelai'' featuring Jeevan and

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, 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.

Filmography

Series

Television

Web Series

Awards

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* {{Kavithalaya Productions Film distributors of India Film production companies of India Film production companies based in Chennai Producers who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award 1981 establishments in Tamil Nadu Producers who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award Companies established in 1981