Kalaimamani

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Kalaimamani
Kalaimamani Award.jpg
The Kalaimamani being presented to an individual by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi
CountryIndia
Presented byTamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram
First awarded1954

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 Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements.

The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman.[1]

Awardees by year[edit | edit source]

1958[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Padmini

1968[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: K. A. Thangavelu[2]
Music: Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late K.S.Narayanaswamy (Vainika)

1972[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: J. Jayalalithaa
Music: P. K Subbaiyar

1979[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Vyjayanthimala
Music:Manna Dey

1980[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Kamal Haasan, Sripriya[3]
Music: Thanjavur R. Ramamoorthy (Mirudhangam)

1981[edit | edit source]

Music: Madurai N. Krishnan,[4] S. P. Balasubrahmanyam[5]

1984[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Rajinikanth

Theater: Sabhapati Srinivas

1986[edit | edit source]

Music: K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki[6]

1991[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Sukumari
Music : P Leela

1994[edit | edit source]

In the 1994, 51 artistes were given Kalaimamani awards.[7]

Film Personalities: R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, S. Ve. Shekher (stage artiste), Kathadi Ramamurthy (stage artiste), Delhi Ganesh (character actor), T. P. Samikannu (stage comedian), R. V. Udayakumar
Music: D. K. Pattammal (Carnatic lyricist), Sudha Ragunathan (Carnatic vocalist), Swarnalatha (playback singer)
Other: L. S. Ramamirtham (Tamil literature), Malavika Charukkai (Bharatanatyam), P. Ganammal (harmonium), T. G. Subramaniam (thavil), Sundararaj naidu (karagam artiste)

1995[edit | edit source]

Music: A.R.Rahman

1997[edit | edit source]

Music: P Jayachandran
KS Chithra

1998[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Palani Bharathi, Prashanth Thiagarajan, Meena, Vijay, Napoleon, Thangar Bachan
Music: Thavil vidwan Idumbavanam K.S. Kannan (Musician)
Bharatnatyam: Priyadarshini Govind

1999[edit | edit source]

Film Personalities: Not Awarded
Bharatanatyam: Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala (Artist)
Film Writer: Piraisudan (Writer)

2000[edit | edit source]

Music: Nithyasree Mahadevan, Swarnalatha, Girija Ramaswamy (devotional singing for dance).
Acting: Ajith Kumar, Devayani

2001[edit | edit source]

Literature: M.R. Gurusamy (Vriddachalam)
Music: Shashank Subramanyam, Vairamangalam Lakshmi Naryanan, Chennai; Manakkal S. Rangarajan, Chennai; M.A.Sundareswaran (violin), Madurai T.Srinivasan (mridangam), T.M.Krishnamurthy (mridangam), R.Kalyanaraman (ghatam), Rajalakshmi Narayanan (veena), Seetha Duraiswamy (jalatarangam), Adyar S.Jayaraman (nadhaswaram), Thirunageswaram T.R.Govindarajan (thavil), Valayapatti S.Malarvannan (thavil), P.V.N.Nadhamani (clarionet), K.Somu (devotional songs), Karandhai G.Damodaran (devotional songs), Rathinasabapathy Desikar (thevaram).
Bharatanatyam: Udipi Lakshmi Narayanan, M.V.Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari, Nellai D.Kannan, T.K.Padmanabhan, C.R.Radha Badhri.
Drama: Radhu S.Radhakrishnan, T.K.S.Karuppaiah, 'Periyar' Rajavelu, V.Brinda.
Cinema: Vijayakanth, Murali, Rekha, Gundu Kalyanam, T.K.Pugazhendi, A. P. Komala.
Folk Arts: A. Gunavathi (karagam), V. Dakshinamurthy (street play).
Artistes receiving cash assistance: A. P. Srinivasan (musical-dance), G. Paramasiva Rao (folk), V. K. R. Ramani (drama).

2002[edit | edit source]

Literature: L.P.Karu Ramanathan Chettiar; Ponnadiyan

Music: T.S.Narayanasamy (vocal), Meera Sivaramakrishnan (violin), Ramani (veena), Vaikkom R.Gopalakrishnan (ghatam), S.Venkataraman (flute), T.S.Vasudeva Rao (tabla), A.C.Jayaraman (nadhaswaram), S.Kasim (nadhaswaram), Vazhuvur R.Manickavinayakam (light music), Kovai Natarajan (harmonium), Dr.S.Sunder (music research).

Bharatanatyam: Krishnaveni Lakshmanan, Ananda Shankar Jayant, C.V.Chandrasekhar; Mannargudi N.Sakthivadivel, C.P.Venkatesan, Yogam Santhanam, Melattur S.Kumar.

Drama: K.G. `Typist' Gopu, Kovai Anuradha, K.S.Krishnan and Koothapiran.

Cinema: Vijayashanti, Vinu Chakravarthy, Goundamani, Senthil, S.M.S.Vasanth.

Folk Arts: Sarangapani (karagam), P.A.Subbulakshmi Palaamadai (villupattu).

Artistes receiving cash assistance: V.S.Azhagesan (musical play), T.P.Chellappa (musical play) and S.Leelavathi (drama).

2003[edit | edit source]

Music: Sulochana Pattabhiraman (vocal), Nagai R.Muralidharan (violin), S.Ravindaran (veena), Mannargudi A.Eswaran (mridangam), R.Raman (morsing), H.Ramakrishnan (konnakkole), Mannargudi M.S.K.Sankaranarayanan (nadhaswaram), Denkanikotta Mani (thavil), Purisai Arunagiri (devotional music).

Bharatanatyam: Thanjavur Rajalakshmi; G.Lakshmi Rajam; K.S.R.Aniruddha; Ramya Ramanarayan.

Drama: Nanjil P.T.Sami, K.R.Rathinam.

Cinema: Prakash Raj, Simran, Kanaka, Vivek, L.Vaidyanathan, Gajapathy.

Musical dance: S.Soundappan

Folk Arts: Thenmozhi Rajendran (karagam), S.Sivasankaran Pillai (Oyilattam).

Other arts: `Rocket' Ramanathan (mimicry), S.Parthasarathi (for spreading art and culture).

Artistes receiving cash assistance: S.P.Anthonysamy (kaliayalattam), A.S.Balasubramaniam (puppetry) and Pavalar Om Muthumari (street play)

The Tamil Isai Sangam, Madurai, will receive the shield for the best cultural forum and the Cauvery Annai Kalai Mandram, Thanjavur, for the best drama troupe.

The portraits of the following late artistes of yesteryear to be unveiled: `Sivaji' Ganesan, T.V.Narayanasamy (drama artiste), M.P.N.Sethuraman (nadhaswaram), C.S.Murugabhoopathy (mridangam), K.V.Mahadevan (music composer), S.V.Venkataraman (music composer), P.S.Veerappa (film actor), Mani Krishnaswamy (vocalist), A.S.Gnanasambandan (litterateur), Kothamangalam Seenu (musical drama), K.T.Santhanam (lyricist), Pandari Bai (actress), Varadaiah (veena), C.T.Rajagandham (actress), D.R.Ramanna (film producer), Devika (actress), S.V.Ranga Rao (actor), J.P.Chandra Babu (actor).

2004[edit | edit source]

Iyal (Literature): 4 artists and Tamil scholars

Musicians: 26

Bharatanatyam exponents: 10

Stage artists: 4, including Crazy Mohan

Film Personalities: 10, including Vikram, Sneha, C. R. Saraswathi and P. Vasu
Singers: 5 Ballad and 4 singers[8]

2005[edit | edit source]

Tamil Film Historian Vamanan, Bharatanatyam exponent Leela Samson, stage artist Bombay Gnanam, film personalities Surya Sivakumar, Jyothika, Vadivelu, Eyal - G. Gnanasambandam, Silambarasan, Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram.[8][9]

2006[edit | edit source]

This year there were a few film personalities awarded with Kalaimamani and out of those was Jayam Ravi, Navya Nair, Trisha, Vishal, Simbu and Jiiva. Singer Anuradha Sriram

2009[edit | edit source]

2010[edit | edit source]

In the 2010, 26 artistes were given Kalaimamani awards. They include actors Devayani, Anushka, Nayantara, Tamannaah, Mrs.Sujatha Peer Mohamed (Barathanatiyam Dancer) and Arya, Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Girish, Carnatic Vocalist K.N. Shashikiran, Nathaswara Vidhvan Thirukkadaiyur T.S.Muralitharan, Veena players Rajhesh Vaidhya and S. Srinivasan, dramatist Prasanna Ramaswamy, spiritual orators Mangaiyarkkarasi and S Sathyaseelan, and Tamil scholar Tamizhannal and Dindigul I. Leoni, Flautist Tiruvarur S. Swaminathan.[10]

2011[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: R Rajasekar, P. Rajiv alias P Rajasekar, Kutti Padmini, P.R. Varalakshmi, P Pandu, Choreographer Puliyur Saroja

Playback Singer: B.S Sasirekha

Costume Designer: P Kasi

2012[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: S S Senbagamuthu, Rajasree, P. R. Varalakshmi

Playback Singer: Gana Ulaganathan

Director: Chitra Lakshmanan

Cinematographer: Babu alias N V Anandakrishnan

Bharatanatyam dancer : Bala Devi Chandrashekar

2013[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: Prasanna, Nalini, R Pandiyarajan, Kumari Kanchana Devi, Sarada, T P Gajendran, stunt master Judo K K Rathnam

Playback singer: R Krishnaraj, Paravai Muniyamma, T Velmurugan

2014[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: Ponvannan

Director: Suresh Krishna

Playback singer: Malathi

Choreographer: NA Thara

Nadhaswaram Tiruvannamalai K.S.Senthil Murugan

Nadhaswaram Tiruvannamalai S.Shanthi Senthil Murugan

2015[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: Madhu Balaji, Prabhu deva

Director: A N Pavithran

Music director: Vijay Antony

Lyricist: Yugabharathi, cinematographer R Rathinavelu

Playback singer: Gana Bala

2016[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: M. Sasikumar, M. S. Bhaskar, Thambi Ramaiah, Soori, Srilekha Rajendran

2017[11][edit | edit source]

Actors: Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Singamuthu

Director: Harish

Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja

Producer: Kalaignanam

Folk Dancer: T.Thavamani (Karagattam)

Photography: Seshadri Nathan Sugumaran, Ravi

2018[11][12][edit | edit source]

Actors: Srikanth, Santhanam

Producer: A. M. Rathnam

Cinematographer: Ravi Varman

Playback singer: Unni Menon

Keyboard: K. Sathyanarayana

Music: S. J. Jananiy (Multifaceted Musician)

2019 and 2020 [13][edit | edit source]

Actors: Sivakarthikeyan, Yogi Babu, Sangeetha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Jangiri Madhumitha, Devadarshini, Nandhakumar, Shanthi Williams, Nithya

Directors: Gautham Menon, Manoj Kumar, Liaquat Ali Khan, Ravi Mariya

Producers: Isari Ganesh and Kalaipuli S Thanu

Music Directors: Imman, Dhina

Dialogue Writer: V. Prabhakar

Camera Man: Ragunaatha Reddy

Editor: Antony

Choreographers: Master Sivasankar, Master Sridhar

Stunt Directors: Jaguar Thangam and Dinesh

Hindustani Music Artists: Shehnai Artists Pandit Dr S. Ballesh and Dr Krishna Ballesh (Joint Award) [14][15][16][17]

Lyricists: Kamakodiyan and Kahalmadhi

Playback Singers: Sujatha and Ananthu

Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Special Kalaimamani Award: P.Susheela

Carnatic Music: Ranjani Gayatri, Krishnakumar and Binni Krishnakumar

Costumer: Rajendran

Makeup Men: Shanmugam and Sabarigirisan

Still Photographer: Sitrarasu

Journalist: Sabitha Joseph

Pro: Singaaravelu

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Executive Board Members of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram". Tamil Nadu - Eyal Isai Nataka Manram. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "K. A. Thangavelu dead". The Indian Express. 29 September 1994. p. 1.
  3. ↑ https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/sripriya-sethupathi
  4. ↑ "National : N. Krishnan passes away". The Hindu. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2018.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "SP Balasubrahmanyam swara of perfect brilliance". The New Indian Express. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Yesudas Awards". Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Higher grant for Nataka Mandram". The Indian Express. 30 July 1994. p. 3.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kalaimamani Awards for 123 persons announced". The Hindu. 15 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards for 123 artists". The Hindu. 26 February 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards announced". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 29 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 "Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2011-2019)". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Kalaimamani Awards (http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/tour_t_31_2019.pdf)
  13. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2011-2019)". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2019-2020)". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "கலைமாமணி விருதுகள் 2019 மற்றும் 2020". www.dinamani.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Kalaimamani awards (Tamilnadu Government List of Winners 2019-2020- Page 7-No 52 Joint Award- எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பலேஷ் ஷெஹ்னாய் கலைஞர்கள்)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "செய்திகள் - உள்பட 128 கலைஞர்களுக்கு 'கலைமாமணி' விருது -2020ம் ஆண்டுக்கான கலைமாமணி விருது பெறும் கலைஞர்களின் பெயர் பட்டியல் விவரம் வருமாறு- பண்டிட் எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பாலேஷ் (செனாய் கலைஞர்கள்)". makkalkural.net. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We kindly request your support in maintaining the independence of Bharatpedia. As a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on small donations to sustain our operations and provide free access to reliable information to the world. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to consider donating to our cause, as it would greatly aid us in our mission. Your contribution would demonstrate the importance of reliable and trustworthy knowledge to you and the world. Thank you.

Please select an option below or scan the QR code to donate
₹150 ₹500 ₹1,000 ₹2,000 ₹5,000 ₹10,000 Other


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/index.php?title=Kalaimamani&oldid=125569"