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'''Kalyaan''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director and screenwriter who has been working in Tamil film Industry.He is notable for his commercially successful films like ''[[Gulaebaghavali]]'' and ''[[Jackpot (2019 film)|Jackpot]]'' .<br />
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==Career==<br />
Kalyaan made a breakthrough as a potential director after winning the second season of the Tamil reality show, ''Naalaiya Iyakkunar''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/gulaebaghavali-director-kalyan-says-prabhu-deva-has-delivered-outstanding-performance-in-the-film-4297949.html|title=Gulaebaghavali director Kalyan says Prabhu Deva has delivered outstanding performance in the film- Entertainment News, Firstpost|work=Firstpost|access-date=22 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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He began making his directorial debut film, ''[[Katha Solla Porom]]'' in 2014, but the film did not find distributors and was put on hold. He then began work on ''[[Kaathadi]]'', during October 2014. [[Sai Dhanshika]] was signed on to play a police officer, while [[Avishek Karthik]], previously seen in [[Gautham Menon]]'s ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' (2008) and ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' (2011), was selected to portray the lead actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/interview-of-kabali-actress-dhansika/article7619489.ece|title=Superstar dreams|last=Rao|first=Subha J.|date=5 September 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 February 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film began production in late 2014 and was revealed to be in post-production by October 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151013/entertainment-kollywood/article/dhanshika-plays-cop-kaathadi|title=Dhanshika plays a cop in Kaathadi|date=13 October 2015|work=deccanchronicle.com|access-date=22 February 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="A">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Dhanshika-plays-a-cop-in-her-next-Kaathadi/articleshow/52504526.cms|title=Dhanshika plays a cop in her next, Kaathadi&nbsp;– Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> The movie was shot extensively in Chennai, Kerala and Yelagiri hills.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Dhansika-dons-cop-role/article14384574.ece|title=Dhansika dons cop role|date=4 June 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 February 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="A"/> A long delay before the release of the film meant that the two other films of Kalyaan, ''[[Katha Solla Porom]]'' (2016) and the [[Prabhu Deva]]-starrer ''[[Gulaebaghavali]]'' (2018), were released before ''Kaathadi'', which released in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/25/kabali-s-success-has-transformed-my-career-1597720--1.html|title='Kabali 's success has transformed my career'|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/27/kabali-has-been-a-game-changer-for-me-1598534--1.html|title=Kabali has been a game changer for me|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"<br />
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! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Language<br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Katha Solla Porom]] '' || Tamil ||<br />
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| 2018 || ''[[Gulaebaghavali]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
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| 2018 || ''[[Kaathadi]]'' || Tamil || <br />
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| 2019 ||''[[Jackpot (2019 film)|Jackpot]]'' || Tamil||<br />
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|2021<br />
|Ghosty<br />
|Tamil<br />
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|}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
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[[Category:Tamil film directors]]<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]</div>>Sandhya Harikrishnan