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{{Infobox person
| name = P. Kalaimani
| image = P. Kalaimani.jpg
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| birth_name = P. Kalaimani
| birth_date = 1950
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|04|03|1950|1|1}}<ref name="death1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2012/04/popular-film-writer-kalaimani-passed.html|title=Popular Film Writer Kalaimani Passed Away|accessdate=2014-11-19|publisher=kollytalk.com}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| othername =
| occupation = Writer, producer, director
| yearsactive =
| spouse = Saraswathi
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| website =
}}

'''P. Kalaimani''' was a writer, producer and director who worked in the [[Tamil cinema]]. He has written story, screenplay and dialogues for more than 100 films.<ref>{{cite news|title=P Kalaimani passes away|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/42482/kollywood/p-kalaimani-passes-away-news-details|accessdate=2014-11-19|publisher=supergoodmovies.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063444/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/42482/kollywood/p-kalaimani-passes-away-news-details|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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]]'', ''[[Mann Vasanai (film)|Mann Vasanai]]'', ''[[Gopurangal Saivathillai]]'', ''[[Muthal Vasantham]]'', ''Ingeyum Oru Gangai'' and many more. He was awarded ''[[Kalaimamani]]'' 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dialogue Writer P Kalaimani Passed Away|url=http://www.cineshadow.com/dialogue-writer-p-kalaimani-passed-away/|accessdate=2014-11-19|publisher=cineshadow.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20141119195936/http://www.cineshadow.com/dialogue-writer-p-kalaimani-passed-away/|archivedate=19 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has also written and directed films like ''[[Therkathi Kallan]]'' and ''Manitha Jaathi''.<ref name="death1"/><ref name="death2">{{cite news|title=தமிழ் சினிமாவின் 'கதை மன்னன்' பி கலைமணி மரணம்!|url=http://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/popular-script-writer-producer-p-kalaimani-is-no-more-aid0136.html|accessdate=2014-11-19|publisher=tamil.filmibeat.com}}</ref>

He produced lot of films under the banner of ''Everest Films''.<ref name="death2"/>

==Partial filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film
! colspan="3" style="width:195px;"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:250px;" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer
! width=65 | Producer
|-
| 1977 || ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Neeya?]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Mangala Vaathiyam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Enga Ooru Rasathi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Valibamey Vaa Vaa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Kaadhal Oviyam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Gopurangal Saivathillai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Mann Vasanai (film)|Mann Vasanai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Manaivi Solle Manthiram]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Ingeyum Oru Gangai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Pillai Nila]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} ||
|-
| 1985 ||''[[Ambigai Neril Vanthaal]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Muthal Vasantham]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Paaru Paaru Pattinam Paaru]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Sirai Paravai]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
|1987 ||''[[Theertha Karaiyinile]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 1987 ||''[[Bhanumati Gari Mogudu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||Telugu
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Therkathi Kallan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1988 ||''[[Varasudochhadu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||Telugu
|-
| 1989 || ''[[En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Poruthadhu Pothum]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Mallu Vetti Minor]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Manitha Jaathi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Kathirukka Neramillai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chinna Mapillai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 1993 ||''[[Paarambariyam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Kanmani (film)|Kanmani]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Priyanka (1994 film)|Priyanka]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Karuppu Nila]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
|1994||''[[Pondattiye Deivam]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Manasu Rendum Pudhusu]]'' ||style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Makkal Aatchi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Coolie No. 1 (1995 film)|Coolie No. 1]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Hindi film; Uncredited
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Purushan Pondatti]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pasamulla Pandiyare]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pudhalvan]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Guru Paarvai]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Screenplay only
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Eazhaiyin Sirippil]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 2000 ||''[[Unnai Kann Theduthey]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Dialogues only
|-
|2001 ||''[[Super Kudumbam]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Naina (2002 film)|Naina]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Shakalaka Baby (film)|Shakalaka Baby]]'' || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{y}} || style="text-align:center;"|{{n}} ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Veeranna (film)|Veeranna]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Kuruvi]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} ||Story discussion
|-
|}

==Death==
He died at midnight on 3 April 2012 due to prolonged illness. He was survived by wife Saraswathi.<ref name="death1"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=8905747|name=Kalaimani}}

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