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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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| birth_name = Kalyani
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| occupation = Actress
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| spouse = Natarajan<ref name="V" />
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| years_active = 2013–present
| nationality = Indian
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'''Kalyani Natarajan''' is an Indian actress who has appeared in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]]-language films. She played prominent roles in ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014) and ''[[Pisaasu]]'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2016 |title=A Mother's Day tribute of moms in Tamil cinema |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/a-mothers-day-tribute-of-moms-in-tamil-cinema.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006061212/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/a-mothers-day-tribute-of-moms-in-tamil-cinema.html |archive-date=6 October 2017 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Career ==
Natarajan had an interest in theatre and acted in plays in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="B">{{Cite web |date=26 September 2015 |title=Actress Kalyani Natarajan talks about her projects |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/actress-kalyani-natarajan-talks-about-her-projects.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914014620/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/actress-kalyani-natarajan-talks-about-her-projects.html |archive-date=14 September 2019 |access-date=22 April 2020 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Santhanam |first=Kausalya |date=2 June 2011 |title=Heavy on nostalgia |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/heavy-on-nostalgia/article2071127.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128214729/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/heavy-on-nostalgia/article2071127.ece |archive-date=28 January 2021 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> While in Mumbai, she was part of a drama troupe named Clean Slate Theatre.<ref name="H">{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2 December 2017 |title=Kalyani Natarajan: ‘My base is home’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-natarajan-my-base-is-home/article21248724.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410173746/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-natarajan-my-base-is-home/article21248724.ece |archive-date=10 April 2020 |access-date=10 April 2020 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> Later, she began acting in commercials including a jewellery commercial with [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]].<ref name="V">{{Cite web |title="வீட்ல தமிழ் பேசலைன்னா என் மாமியார் டென்ஷன் ஆகிடுவாங்க!" நெகிழும் நடிகை கல்யாணி |trans-title=If I don't speak in Tamil my mother-in-law will get tensed – Actress Kalyani Natarajan |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/95767-if-i-dont-speak-in-tamil-my-mother-in-law-will-get-tensed---actress-kalyani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411172206/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/95767-if-i-dont-speak-in-tamil-my-mother-in-law-will-get-tensed---actress-kalyani |archive-date=11 April 2020 |access-date=11 April 2020 |website=Vikatan}}</ref> Her stage plays in Mumbai enabled her to get a role in ''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]'' (2013), which was being shot in Mumbai. That same year, she played [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]]'s sister-in-law in ''[[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]'' (2013). She was also cast as [[Sathyaraj]]'s wife in [[A. L. Vijay]]'s ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013). However, she left the latter film. She collaborated again with Vijay for ''[[Saivam]]'' (2014), which was her first major break.<ref name="B" /> Natarajan had shot for 38 days in [[Karaikudi]] for the film.<ref name="H" /><ref name="V" /> While Natarajan was in [[Chennai]] during the release of ''Saivam'', she met [[Mysskin]] and auditioned for a role in ''[[Pisaasu]]'' (2014).<ref name="B" /> [[Atlee Kumar]] signed her to play a doctor in ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' (2016) after seeing her performance in ''Pisaasu''.<ref name="B" /> She made her Telugu film debut with ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' (2016) and has acted in ''[[Mahanubhavudu]]'' (2017) and ''[[Vijetha]]'' (2018).<ref name="H" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sridhar |date=28 September 2017 |title=Unveiled: The curious characters of Maruti’s Mahanubhavudu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/unveiled-the-curious-characters-of-marutis-mahanubhavudu/articleshow/60858001.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001141311/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/unveiled-the-curious-characters-of-marutis-mahanubhavudu/articleshow/60858001.cms |archive-date=1 October 2017 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahanubhavudu review: A clean entertainer |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/oct/01/mahanubhavudu-review-a-clean-entertainer-1664676.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019060601/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/oct/01/mahanubhavudu-review-a-clean-entertainer-1664676.html |archive-date=19 October 2019 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=kavirayani |first=suresh |date=16 July 2018 |title=Vijetha movie review: Murali is winner in outdated story |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/160718/vijetha-movie-review-murali-is-winner-in-outdated-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034502/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/160718/vijetha-movie-review-murali-is-winner-in-outdated-story.html |archive-date=9 November 2020 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> She has since played mother roles in several films.<ref name="H" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2018 |title=Kavacham Movie Review & Rating |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2018-12-07/Kavacham-Movie-Review-Rating/454288 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312223717/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2018-12-07/Kavacham-Movie-Review-Rating/454288 |archive-date=12 March 2019 |access-date=23 May 2021 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mupparimanam Review {2/5}: Shanthnu whose character undergoes physical and mental agony has put up a decent job |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mupparimanam/movie-review/57454201.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> She and her husband have organised a drama troupe called 'Clean Silent Creation'.<ref name="V" />

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

=== Tamil films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Settai (2013 film)|Settai]]'' || House owner ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Saivam]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|''[[Pisaasu]]''|| Janaki Soundarrajan ||
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Oru Naal Iravil]]'' || Shekhar's wife ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016 || ''[[Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam]]'' || Manoja's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' || forensic examiner ||
|-
| ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' || Kavya's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2017 || ''[[Kuttram 23]]'' || Tulsi ||
|-
|''[[Mupparimanam]]'' || Kathir's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru]]'' || Priya's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' || Sundar's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Thuppakki Munai]]'' || Bose's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Embiran]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Lisaa]]'' || Lisaa's mother ||
|-
|2021
|''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]''
|
|
|}

=== Telugu films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' || Mrs. Lakshmi Narayana ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Mahanubhavudu]]'' || Anand's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2018 || ''[[Vijetha (2018 film)|Vijetha]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Geetha Govindam]]'' || Neelu's mother and Geetha's MD ||
|-
| ''[[Shailaja Reddy Alludu]]'' || Chaitu's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Kavacham (2018 film)|Kavacham]]'' || Vijay's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Padi Padi Leche Manasu]]'' || Vaishali's mother ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Dear Comrade]]'' || Bobby's mother ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020 || ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]'' || Nandini's mother ||
|-
| ''[[Bheeshma (2020 film)|Bheeshma]]'' || Kalyani ||
|}

=== Hindi films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]'' || Sriram's Sister-in-Law ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|6442108}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

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