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| name = Kalaipuli G. Sekaran<br />
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| birth_date = 1951 or 1952<br />
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| death_date = {{death date and given age|df=y|2025|04|13|73}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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| yearsactive = 1985–2025<br />
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| occupation = Actor, director, producer, distributor, writer, composer<br />
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'''Kalaipuli G. Sekaran''' (1951 or 1952 – 13 April 2025) was an Indian film distributor, producer, director and actor who has worked in [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/producer/kalaipuli-g-sekaran|title = Kollywood Producer Kalaipuli G Sekaran Biography, News, Photos, Videos}}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
G. Sekaran began his career as a film financier and distributor, before becoming a producer and a partner at Kalaipuli Films with [[S. Thanu]] and Soori. They debuted as producers with the film ''[[Yaar? (film)|Yaar?]]'' (1985) by [[Yaar Kannan|Kannan]], with Sekaran portraying a negative role in the film.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/iXWdCidPYwc Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195945/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXWdCidPYwc Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXWdCidPYwc| title = Interview with Kalaipuli G Sekaran - I took a movie for 600Rs - Nettv4u | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He subsequently moved on and worked on as a director in films including ''Oorai Therunjukitten'' (1988), ''Kaaval Poonaigal'' (1989) and ''Ulavaali'' (1994), before launching himself as a lead actor in ''[[Jameen Kottai]]'' (1995). He subsequently also played the lead role in ''[[Kudumba Sangili]]'' (1999). After that Sekaran went back to distributing films.<br />
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In the late 2000s, he became the chairman of the Distributors' Council and represented the interest of distributors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-11-02/vadivelu-kushboo-14-05-11.html |title=Kollywood's Response To Election Results - Vadivelu - Kushboo - Rama Narayanan - Vc Guhanathan - - Tamil Movie News |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2011-05-14 |accessdate=2022-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/nov-09-03/kalaipuli-g-sekaran-k-rajan-16-11-09.html |title=Association elections declared - Tamil Movie News - Kalaipuli G Sekaran &#124; K Rajan &#124; Dr Kalidas &#124; Rajagopalan |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2009-11-16 |accessdate=2022-08-10}}</ref> In 2008, he directed a thriller called ''Kattuviriyan'' starring Malavika for which he also composed the music. In 2011, he worked on the production of a film titled ''Kallaparundhu'', but the film did not have a theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-11-03/varadaraj-kallaparundhu-15-07-11.html |title=The New Vadivelu-parthiban Style Combo - Varadaraj - Kallaparundhu - Vadivelu - Parthiban - Kalaipuli G Sekaran - Kaidhi - Tamil Movie News |website=Behindwoods.com |date=2011-07-15 |accessdate=2022-08-10}}</ref><br />
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Sekaran died in Chennai on 13 April 2025, at the age of 73.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-13 |title=Actor, screenwriter and producer Kalaipuli G Sekaran passes away at 73 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-screenwriter-and-producer-kalaipuli-g-sekaran-passes-away-at-73/article69445756.ece |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"<br />
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"<br />
! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Role<br />
! Director<br />
! Writer<br />
! Actor<br />
! Producer<br />
!class=unsortable| Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1985 || ''[[Yaar? (film)|Yaar?]]'' || ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1988 || ''Pattikattu Thambi''|| ||{{no}}||{{yes}}||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||<br />
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| 1988 || ''[[Oorai Therinjikitten]]'' ||Naayagam ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}}||<br />
|-<br />
| 1989 || ''[[Kaaval Poonaigal]]'' || ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||{{Yes}} ||{{yes}} ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1994 || ''Ulavaali'' || ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || <br />
|-<br />
| 1995 || ''[[Jameen Kottai]]'' || Madasamy / Vikraman ||{{no}}||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}}||<br />
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| 1999 || ''[[Kudumba Sangili]]'' || Thangarasu ||{{no}} ||{{yes}}||{{yes}}||{{yes}} ||<br />
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|2008 ||''[[Kattuviriyan]]''|| ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||also music composer<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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