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{{short description|Cine artist}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Kalaignanam
| birth_name = K. M. Balakrishnan
| birth_place = [[Elumalai]] Village.
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = writer, actor, producer, director
| children = Murugan
| parents = Father : Muthaiya<br>Mother : Pechiyammal
| awards = [[Kalaimamani]](2017 as producer)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2011-2019) |url=https://www.generalknowledgebook.com/2019/03/kalaimamani-awards.html |access-date=2020-12-22}}</ref>
}}
'''Kalaignanam''' (born K. M. Balakrishnan), is an Indian writer, actor, producer and director who works in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FilmiClub |title=Kalaignanam - Biography, Movies, Photos, Videos |url=https://www.filmiclub.com/person/kalaignanam-i2kbd0r |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=FilmiClub |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kalaignanam was born in [[Elumalai]] Village.

==Cinema career==
[[Rajinikanth]] essayed first independent lead role in the movie [[Bairavi]] produced by Kalaignanam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajinikanth gifts house worth Rs 1 crore to producer Kalaignanam - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/rajinikanth-gifts-house-worth-rs-1-crore-to-producer-kalaignanam/articleshow/71479815.cms |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Bairavai movie was produced under the production company name ''Valli Velan movies''. After the success of the movie later Kalaignanam produced his movies under the production company name ''Bhairavi productions''.

==Partial filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ As director
|-
! Film !! Year
|-
| [[Aaru Pushpangal]] || 1977
|-
| [[Alli Darbar]]|| 1978
|-
|Nellikani || 1981<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nellikani, |url=https://www.valaitamil.com/movies/nellikani_tamil-movie_2629.html |access-date=2021-01-03 |website=www.valaitamil.com}}</ref>
|-
|Neethikku Oru Penn||1984<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neethikku Oru Penn |url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/neethikku-oru-penn/ |access-date=2021-01-03 |website=Spicyonion.com |publisher=Oral Roberts University |language=en}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ As actor
|-
! Film !! Year
|-
| [[Idhu Namma Aalu (1988 film)|Idhu Namma Aalu]] || 1988
|-
| [[Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam]]|| 2014
|-
|[[Naachiyaar]]
|2018
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ As story writer
|-
! Film !! Year
|-
| [[Kathal Paduthum Padu]] || 1966
|-
| [[Veguli Penn]]|| 1971
|-
|[[Kurathi Magan]]||1972
|-
|[[Bairavi]]||1978
|-
|[[Miruthanga Chakravarthi]]||1983
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ As Producer
|-
! Film !! Year
|-
|[[Bairavi]]||1978
|-
|Jyothi malar||1986<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jothi Malar |url=https://spicyonion.com/movie/jothi-malar/ |access-date=2021-01-03 |website=Spicyonion.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Raja Rishi]]
|1985
|}

==Books==
He has written his cinema experiences as four volume of books named ''Cinema secret''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalaignanam |date=2020-03-05 |title=CINEMA SECRET சினிமா சீக்ரெட் |url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/B085LFS654 |access-date=2020-12-22 |publisher=Nakkheeran Publications |language=Tamil}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kalaignanam's elder son Murugan died in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-06 |title=Veteran story writer Kalaignanam's son passed away |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/veteran-story-writer-kalaignanams-son-passed-away.html |access-date=2020-12-22 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|section=bio|nm6722730}}
[[Category:Tamil writers]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]
[[Category:Tamil film poets]]
[[Category:Tamil actors]]
[[Category:Tamil screenwriters]]

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