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{{Infobox award
| name = Kalaimamani
| image =File:Kalaimamani Award.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = The Kalaimamani being presented to an individual by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| awarded_for = Best in the arts
| presenter = ''Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram''
| country = India
| year = 1954
| website =
}}

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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tn.gov.in/tneinm/ebm.htm | title=Executive Board Members of Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram | publisher=Tamil Nadu - Eyal Isai Nataka Manram | access-date=14 August 2020 }}</ref>

==Awardees by year==

===1958===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]

===1968===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940929&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=K. A. Thangavelu dead |date=29 September 1994 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=1}}</ref>
:'''Music''': Sangeetha Kalanidhi Late K.S.Narayanaswamy (Vainika)

===1972===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[J. Jayalalithaa]]

:'''Music''': P. K Subbaiyar

===1979===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[Vyjayanthimala]]
:'''Music''':[[Manna Dey]]

===1980===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sripriya]]<ref>https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/sripriya-sethupathi</ref>
:'''Music''': [[Thanjavur R. Ramamoorthy]] (Mirudhangam)

=== 1981 ===
:'''Music''': [[Madurai N. Krishnan]],<ref name="The Hindu : National : N. Krishnan passes away">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/10/stories/2005101005421300.htm |title=National : N. Krishnan passes away |date=10 October 2005 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2018-11-25}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2020 |title=SP Balasubrahmanyam swara of perfect brilliance |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/sep/26/sp-balasubrahmanyamswara-of-perfectbrilliance-2201979.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929223421/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/sep/26/sp-balasubrahmanyamswara-of-perfectbrilliance-2201979.html |archive-date=29 September 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

===1984===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[Rajinikanth]]
'''Theater:''' Sabhapati Srinivas

===1986===

:'''Music''': [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Yesudas Awards|url=http://drkjyesudas.com/awards.php?pageNum=6&year=|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2021-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127205010/http://drkjyesudas.com/awards.php?pageNum=6&year=|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1991===
:'''Film Personalities''': [[Sukumari]]
:
:'''Music''' : [https://web.archive.org/web/20160114193037/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/01/stories/2005110108140400.htm P Leela]

===1994===
In the 1994, 51 artistes were given Kalaimamani awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=64hlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=978%2C2872501 |title=Higher grant for Nataka Mandram |date=30 July 1994 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref>
:'''Film Personalities''': [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sukanya (actress)|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===
:'''Music''': [[A.R.Rahman]]

===1997===
:'''Music''': [[P. Jayachandran|P Jayachandran]]
:[[K. S. Chithra|KS Chithra]]

===1998===
:'''Film Personalities''': Palani Bharathi, [[Prashanth Thiagarajan]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Thangar Bachan]]
:'''Music''': Thavil vidwan Idumbavanam K.S. Kannan (Musician)
:'''Bharatnatyam''': Priyadarshini Govind

===1999===
:'''Film Personalities''': Not Awarded
:'''Bharatanatyam''': '''Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala''' (Artist)
:'''Film Writer''': '''Piraisudan''' (Writer)

===2000===
:'''Music''': [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], [[Swarnalatha]], Girija Ramaswamy (devotional singing for dance).
:'''Acting''': [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]

===2001===
:'''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 (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|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===
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===
Music: Sulochana Pattabhiraman (vocal), [[Nagai Muralidharan|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 (actress)|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===

Iyal (Literature): 4 artists and Tamil scholars

Musicians: 26

Bharatanatyam exponents: 10

Stage artists: 4, including [[Crazy Mohan]]

Film Personalities: 10, including [[Vikram Kennedy|Vikram]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[C. R. Saraswathi]] and [[P. Vasu]]<br />
Singers: 5 Ballad and 4 singers<ref name=hi>{{cite news|title=Kalaimamani Awards for 123 persons announced|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/15/stories/2006021513330100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029105424/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/15/stories/2006021513330100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2006|access-date=11 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2006}}</ref>

===2005===

Tamil Film Historian Vamanan, Bharatanatyam exponent [[Leela Samson]], stage artist [[Bombay Gnanam]], film personalities [[Surya Sivakumar]], [[Jyothika]], [[Vadivelu]], Eyal - [[G. Gnanasambandam]], [[Silambarasan]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] and [[Anuradha Sriram]].<ref name=hi /><ref name=tn>{{cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards for 123 artists|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/26/stories/2006022606100400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228072533/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/26/stories/2006022606100400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-02-26|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>

===2006===
This year there were a few film personalities awarded with Kalaimamani and out of those was [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Silambarasan Rajendar|Simbu]] and [[Jiiva]]. Singer Anuradha Sriram

===2009===

*Actor: [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Vineeth]]
*Actress: [[Asin Thottumkal]], [[Meera Jasmine]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[Nayanthara]]
*Art Director: P. Krishnamurthy
*Dancer: [[Aishwarya Dhanush]], '''Sangeetha Kapilan'''
*Director: [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]], [[Sundar C]]
*Musician: [[Embar Kannan]], [[Harris Jayaraj]], '''Maharajapuram Srinivasan''', [[Sivamani]], '''Thavil Kalaingar Thalachangadu T. M. Ramanathan'''
*Writer: '''A. Madhavan'''
*Serial Artist: Devipriya
*Artist: [[N.Srinivasan]]
*Best Serial : [[Metti Oli]]

===2010===

In the 2010, 26 artistes were given Kalaimamani awards. They include actors [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[Anushka Shetty|Anushka]], [[Nayantara]], [[Tamannaah]], Mrs.Sujatha Peer Mohamed (Barathanatiyam Dancer) and [[Arya (actor)|Arya]], Carnatic vocalist [[Gayathri Girish]], Carnatic Vocalist K.N. Shashikiran, Nathaswara Vidhvan Thirukkadaiyur T.S.Muralitharan, Veena players [[Rajhesh vaidhya|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.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2011-01-29|title=Kalaimamani awards announced|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Kalaimamani-awards-announced/article15536990.ece|access-date=2021-05-16|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== 2011<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.generalknowledgebook.com/2019/03/kalaimamani-awards.html|title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2011-2019)|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> ===
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<ref name=":0" /> ===
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<ref name=":0" /> ===
Actors: [[Prasanna (actor)|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<ref name=":0" /> ===
Actors: Ponvannan

Director: Suresh Krishna

Playback singer: Malathi

Choreographer: NA Thara

Nadhaswaram
Tiruvannamalai
K.S.Senthil Murugan

Nadhaswaram
Tiruvannamalai
S.Shanthi Senthil Murugan

=== 2015<ref name=":0" /> ===
Actors: Madhu Balaji, Prabhu deva

Director: A N Pavithran

Music director: [[Vijay Antony]]

Lyricist: Yugabharathi, cinematographer R Rathinavelu

Playback singer: Gana Bala

=== 2016<ref name=":0" /> ===
Actors: [[M. Sasikumar]], [[M. S. Bhaskar]], [[Thambi Ramaiah]], [[Soori (actor)|Soori]], Srilekha Rajendran

=== 2017<ref name=":0" /> ===
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<ref name=":0" /><ref>Kalaimamani Awards (http://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/tour_t_31_2019.pdf)</ref> ===
Actors: [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1979)|Srikanth]], [[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]]

Producer: [[A. M. Rathnam]]

Cinematographer: [[Ravi Varman]]

Playback singer: [[Unni Menon]]

Keyboard: K. Sathyanarayana

Music: [[S. J. Jananiy]] (Multifaceted Musician)

=== 2019 and 2020 <ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2011-2019)|url=https://www.generalknowledgebook.com/2019/03/kalaimamani-awards.html|access-date=2019-03-26}}</ref> ===
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) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2019-2020)|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalaimamani-awards-list-sivakarthikeyan-aishwarya-rajesh-yogi-babu--tamil-news-280796|access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |work=[[www.dinamani.com]] |title= கலைமாமணி விருதுகள் 2019 மற்றும் 2020 |url= https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2021/feb/20/tamil-nadu-cm-presented-the-kalaimamani-awards-for-2019-2020-3567091.html|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (Tamilnadu Government List of Winners 2019-2020- Page 7-No 52 Joint Award- எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பலேஷ் ஷெஹ்னாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/tour_t_34_2021.pdf|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |work= [[makkalkural.net]] |title= செய்திகள் - உள்பட 128 கலைஞர்களுக்கு ‘கலைமாமணி’ விருது -2020ம் ஆண்டுக்கான கலைமாமணி விருது பெறும் கலைஞர்களின் பெயர் பட்டியல் விவரம் வருமாறு- பண்டிட் எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பாலேஷ் (செனாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://makkalkural.net/news/kalaimamani-awards-announced-for-2019-2020/|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref>

Lyricists: Kamakodiyan and Kahalmadhi

Playback Singers: [[Sujatha Mohan|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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tneinm/|work=Government of Tamil Nadu}}

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