P. Kalaimani was an Indian writer, producer and director who worked in the

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...

. He has written story, screenplay and dialogues for more than 100 films.

Film career

He was a writer who has been in the industry for three decades and seen success through his work, some of his greatest work are Bharathiraaja's ''

16 Vayathinile ''16 Vayathinile'' (; read as ''Pathinaaru Vayathinile'') is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Bharathirajaa in his directorial debut. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, and Rajinikanth, with Ganthi ...

'', ''

Mann Vasanai ''Mann Vasanai'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. Starring debutants Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles, the film was a blockbuster, a ...

'', ''

Gopurangal Saivathillai ''Gopurangal Saivathillai'' () is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manivannan and produced by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Mohan, Suhasini and Radha, while S. Ve. Shekher and Vinu Chakravarthy play supporting roles. It revolves ar ...

'', ''

Muthal Vasantham ''Muthal Vasantham'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language masala film, directed by Manivannan and produced by P. Kalaimani, who also wrote the film's story. It stars Pandiyan, Chandrasekar, Ramya Krishnan and Mahalakshmi. The film, released on ...

'', ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' and many more. He was awarded ''

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

'' by the state government and he has also produced and directed few movies. He worked with the likes of Sathyaraj and Vijayakanth in his career spanning over three decades. His last film as dialogue writer was ''

Kuruvi ''Kuruvi'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language superhero comedy film written and directed by Dharani. Produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, the film stars Vijay in the titular role with Trisha and Suman in other prominent roles. Vivek, Ashish Vidy ...

''. He has also written and directed films like '' Therkathi Kallan'' and ''Manitha Jaathi''. He produced lot of films under the banner of ''Everest Films''.

Partial filmography

Death

He died at midnight on 3 April 2012 due to prolonged illness. He was survived by wife Saraswathi.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalaimani, P. Tamil film producers 2012 deaths Tamil screenwriters Place of birth missing 1950 births Kannada screenwriters Tamil film directors Film producers from Chennai Film directors from Chennai 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Telugu screenwriters Screenwriters from Chennai