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| name = Kavithalayaa Productions Private Limited
| logo = Logo_of_Kavithalayaa_Productions.jpg
| type = [[Film producer|Film production]] [[Film distribution]]
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| foundation = 1981
| founder = [[K.Balachander]]
| location_city = [[Chennai]]
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'''Kavithalayaa Productions''' is an Indian [[film production]] and [[Film distribution company|distribution]] company based in [[Chennai]]. It was founded by filmmaker [[K. Balachander]] in 1981. It has a library of 50+ films in three languages and 3500+ hours of television content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/aug/16/kavithalayaa-productions-in-association-with-amazon-prime-launches-maiden-web-series-harmony-with-a-1858339.html|title=Kavithalayaa Productions in association with Amazon Prime launches maiden web series 'Harmony with AR Rahman'|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="uniindia.com">{{Cite web|title=Kavithalayaa Productions forays into digital media launches harmony with AR Rahman|url=http://www.uniindia.com/kavithalayaa-productions-forays-into-digital-media-launches-harmony-with-ar-rahman/entertainment/news/1320671.html|website=[[United News of India]]}}</ref> Kavithalayaa is currently releasing the olden serials in [[YouTube]] including [[Thuru Pidikkum Manasu]]

==History==
In 1981 Kavithalayaa Productions was founded by the legendary filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke awardee [[K.Balachander]]. Having produced over 50+ films many of them being huge hits they also have provided with 3500+ hours of television content entertaining people to the most.

Having successfully mastered the art of storytelling for the big and small screen over three decades, Kavithalayaa has entered the digital media.<ref name="uniindia.com"/> Keeping in mind the current trends in an endeavour to keep pace witnessed in entertainment consumption patterns, both globally and in India, they've released their maiden digital series Harmony with [[A. R. Rahman]] on [[Amazon Prime|Prime video India]].

The failure of ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008) directly impacted the progress of the studio's other films, which were in production. Two films which they were producing by director [[Selva (director)|Selva]], ''Nootrukku Nooru'' with [[Vinay Rai|Vinay]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] and [[Sandhya (actress)|Sandhya]], and ''Muriyadi'' with [[Sathyaraj]], [[Ganesh Venkatraman]] and [[Remya Nambeesan]] were shelved, despite commencing production. Likewise, Shelvan's ''Krishnaleelai'' featuring [[Jeevan (Tamil actor)|Jeevan]] and [[Meghana Raj]], was also cancelled. The director of the film threatened to hold an indefinite fast against the production house's reluctance to release the film in 2011, but to no avail.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-30|title=Director to go on indefinite fast|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/director-to-go-on-indefinite-fast-tamil-news-68167.html|access-date=2020-08-30|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-3/production-house/kavithalaya.html|title=Top 10 Production Houses of Tamil - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Article - V Creations AVM Ayngaran International}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Cast !! Director !! Notes
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Netrikan]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Saritha]] || {{nowrap|[[S. P. Muthuraman]]}} ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1982 || ''[[Puthukavithai]]'' || Tamil || Rajinikanth, Saritha || [[S.P. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Manal Kayiru]]'' || Tamil || || [[Visu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Agni Sakshi (1982 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' || Tamil || || [[K. Balachander]] || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983 || ''[[Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu]]'' || [[Kannada]] || [[Suhasini]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Poikkal Kudhirai]]'' || Tamil || || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Anney Anney]]'' || Tamil || [[T. S. B. K. Moulee|Mouli]] || [[T. S. B. K. Moulee|Mouli]] ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1984 || ''[[Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)|Naan Mahaan Alla]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Radha]] || [[S.P. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Poovilangu]]'' || Tamil || [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] || [[Ameerjan]] ||
|-
| ''[[Achamillai Achamillai]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]], [[Saritha]] || [[K. Balachander]] || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]]
|-
| ''[[Eradu Rekhegalu]]'' || Kannada || || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhiavan]]'' || Tamil || [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], Anitha, [[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] || [[Ameerjan]] ||
|-
| ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (1984 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'' || Tamil || [[Kamal Haasan]] || [[S.P. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1985 || ''[[Kalyana Agathigal]]'' || Tamil || [[Saritha]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Aval Sumangalithaan]]'' || Tamil || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Ilavarasi (actress)|Ilavarasi]], [[Visu]] || [[Visu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' || Kannada || [[Srinath]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sri Raghavendrar]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] || [[S.P. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Sindhu Bhairavi (film)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]'' || Tamil || || [[K. Balachander]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986 || ''[[Sundara Swapnagalu]]'' || Kannada || [[Ramesh Aravind]]
|| [[K. Balachander]]||
|-
| ''[[Punnagai Mannan]]'' || Tamil || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]], [[Revathi]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987 || ''[[Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi]]'' || Tamil || || [[Visu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] || [[S.P. Muthuraman]] ||
|-
| ''[[Vanna Kanavugal]]'' || Tamil || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Jayashree]], [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] || [[Ameerjan]] ||
|-
| ''[[Manathil Uruthi Vendum]]'' || Tamil || || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988 || ''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' || Tamil || [[Prathap Pothen]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], [[Visu]] || [[Visu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Unnal Mudiyum Thambi]]'' || Tamil || [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Shobana]] || [[Ameerjan]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]'' || Tamil || [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] || [[K. Balachander]] || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film
|-
| ''[[Unnai Solli Kutramillai]]'' || Tamil || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] || [[Ameerjan]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Varavu Nalla Uravu]]'' || Tamil || [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]], Visu, Rekha || [[Visu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Veedu Iru Vasal]]'' || Tamil || || [[K. Balachander]] || [[National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''[[Sigaram]]'' || Tamil || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || Ananthu ||
|-
| ''[[Nee Pathi Naan Pathi]]'' || Tamil || [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Gautami]], [[Heera Rajagopal|Heera]] || [[Vasanth]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''[[Vaaname Ellai]]'' || Tamil || [[Anand Babu]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Madhoo]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| ''[[Annamalai (film)|Annamalai]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Khushbu]], [[Sarath Babu]] || [[Suresh Krissna]] ||
|-
| ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' || Tamil || [[Aravindsamy]], [[Madhoo]] || [[Mani Ratnam]] || [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Jathi Malli]]'' || Tamil || [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Khushbu]], [[Vineeth]] || [[K. Balachander]] || Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Duet (1994 film)|Duet]]'' || Tamil || [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Ramesh Arvind]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], [[Sarath Babu]] || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Kalki (1996 film)|Kalki]]'' || Tamil || [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]], [[Prakash Raj]], [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] || [[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Vidukathai (film)|Vidukathai]]'' || Tamil || [[Prakash Raj]] || [[Agathiyan]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[Thulli Thirindha Kaalam]]'' || Tamil || [[Arun Vijay]], [[Khushbu]] || [[Balasekaran]] ||
|-
| ''[[Pooveli]]'' || Tamil || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Kausalya]] || [[Selva (director)|Selva]] ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Rojavanam]]'' || Tamil || [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Laila Mehdin|Laila]] || [[Selva (director)|Selva]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Rajakali Amman]]'' || Tamil || [[Ramya Krishnan]] || {{nowrap|[[Rama Narayanan]]}} ||
|-
| ''[[Appu (2000 film)|Appu]]'' || Tamil || [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], [[Devayani]] || [[Vasanth]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Sri Raja Rajeshwari]]'' || Tamil || [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Ramki]] || {{nowrap|[[Rama Narayanan]]}} ||
|-
| ''[[Parthale Paravasam]]'' || Tamil || [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Raghava Lawrence|R. Lawrence]], [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]], [[Kamal Haasan]]||[[K. Balachander]] ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Album (2002 film)|Album]]'' || Tamil || [[Aryan Rajesh]], [[Shrutika]] || [[Vasanthabalan]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Saamy]]'' || Tamil || [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] || [[Hari (director)|Hari]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thirumalai]]'' || Tamil || [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], [[Jyothika]], [[Raghuvaran]] || [[Ramana (director)|Ramana]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2005 || ''[[Ayya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayya]]'' || Tamil || [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Nayantara]] || [[Hari (director)|Hari]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2006 || ''[[Idhaya Thirudan]]'' || Tamil || [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Kamna Jethmalani]], [[Prakash Raj]] || [[Saran (director)|Saran]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Kuselan]]'' || Tamil || [[Rajinikanth]], [[Pasupathy]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] || [[P. Vasu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Thiruvanamalai (film)|Thiruvanamalai]]'' || Tamil || [[Arjun Sarja]], [[Pooja Gandhi]] || [[Perarasu]] ||
|}

== Series ==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|Years
|Series
|Director (S)
|Original Network
|Language (s)
|Cast
|-
|1989 ||''[[Rail Sneham]]'' ||K. Balachander ||DD Podhigai ||Tamil||[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
|-
|1995
|''[[Kaiyalavu Manasu]]''
|K. Balachander
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Prakash Raj, Geetha
|-
|1996
|''[[Kadhal Pagadai]]''
|K. Balachander
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Rahman, Mohini
|-
|1996
|''[[Marmadesam#Ragasiyam|Marmadesam - Ragasiyam]]''
|Naga
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Ramji, Prithviraj
|-
|1997
|''[[Marmadesam#Vidathu Karuppu|Marmadesam - Vidathu Karuppu]]''
|Naga
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Chetan, Devadarshini
|-
|1998
|''Premi''
|K. Balachander
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Renuka
|-
|1998
|''[[Ramany vs Ramany|Ramani vs Ramani - 1]]''
|Naga
|Sun TV
|Tamil
|Babloo Prithviraj, Vasuki
|-
|1999
|''[[Kasalavu Nesam]]''
|K. Balachander
|Sun TV / Raj TV
|Tamil
|Venu Aravind, Ramji
|-
|1999
|''Oonjal''
|
|Vijay TV
|Tamil
|S. P. B. Charan
|-
|1999
|''Kadavulukku Kobam Vanthathu''
|Sundar K. Vijayan
|DD Podhigai
|Tamil
|Viji Chandrasekar
|-
|1999
|''Jannal: Marabu Kavithaigal''
|K. Balachander, [[Vedham Puthithu Kannan]]
|[[Raj TV]]
|Tamil
|[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], [[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]], [[Ravikumar (actor)|Ravikumar]], [[T. V. Varadarajan]]
|-
|1999
| Jannal: Adutha Veetu Kavithai
|K. Balachander
|[[Raj TV]]
|Tamil
|| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Poovilangu Mohan]]
|-
|2000
|''[[Marmadesam#Sorna Reghai|Marmadesam - Sorna Regai]]''
|C. J. Bhaskar
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|Poovilangu Mohan, [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
|-
|2000 ||''K. B. in Chinnathirai'' || ||Raj TV||Tamil ||
|-
|2000||''[[Marmadesam#Iyanthira Paravai|Marmadesam - Iyanthira Paravai]]''||C. J. Bhaskar||Raj TV ||Tamil ||
|-
|2001||''[[Marmadesam#Edhuvum Nadakkum|Marmadesam - Edhuvum Nadakkum]]''||Naga||Raj TV||Tamil ||
|-
|2001
|''[[Irandaam Chanakyan]]''
|Bombay Chanakyan
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|Venu Aravind
|-
|2001
|''Ramani vs Ramani - 2''
|Naga
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|Ramji, Devadarshini
|-
|2001
|''Guhan''
|Sundar K. Vijayan
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|Ravi Raghavendra
|-
|2003
|''Anni''
|Samuthirakani
|Jaya TV
|Tamil
|Malavika Avinash
|-
|2004
|''Ethir Neechal''
|
|Jaya TV
|Tamil
|
|-
|2005
|''Nilavai Pidippom''
|
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|Malavika Avinash
|-
|2005
|''Devathai''
|
|Raj TV
|Tamil
|
|-
|2005
|''Idhu Oru Kaadhal Kadhai''
|
|Vijay TV
|Tamil
|
|-
|2007
|''Naan Ava Illeengo''
|
|Kalaignar TV
|Tamil
|
|-
|2008
|''Thenmozhiyaal''
|
|Kalaignar TV
|Tamil
|
|-
|2009
|''Sollathan Ninaikkiren''
|
|Zee Tamil
|Tamil
|
|-
|}

===Web Series===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|Years
|Series
|Director (S)
|Original Network
|Language (s)
|Cast
|-
|2018
|[[Harmony (musical series)|Harmony with A.R.Rahman]]
|Sruti Harihara Subramanian
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|[[English language|English]] , [[Malayalam]] , [[Meitei language|Meitei]] , [[Sikkimese language|Sikkimese]]
|[[A. R. Rahman|A.R.Rahman]] , Kalamandalam Sajith Vijayan, [[Bahauddin Dagar|Ustad Mohi Baha'uddin Dagar]] , Lourembam Bedabati, Mickma Tshering Lepcha
|-
|2020
|[[Time Enna Boss]]
|
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|Tamil
|Bharath, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Alex, Karunakaran and Robo Shankar
|-
|2022
|[[Ramany vs Ramany|Ramany vs Ramany 3.0]]
|Naga
|Aha Tamil
|Tamil
|Ramji, Vasuki
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Movies
|Awards
|Year
|Outcome
|-
|[[Agni Sakshi (1982 film)|Agnisatchi]]
|[[State Awards for Films|State Award]]
|1982
|Won
|-
|[[Achamillai Achamillai]]
|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
|1985
|Won
|-
|[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]
|[[State Awards for Films|State Award]]
|1989
|Won
|-
|[[Oru Veedu Iru Vasal]]
|[[National Award]]
|1991
|Won
|-
|[[Vaaname Ellai]]
|[[State Awards for Films|State Award]]
|1992
|Won
|-
|[[Roja (film)|Roja]]
|[[National Film Awards|National Award]]
[[State Awards for Films|State Award]]
|1993
|Won
|-
|[[Jaathi Malli]]
|[[State Awards for Films|State Award]]
|1993
|Won
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
*{{official|https://kavithalayaa.in}}

{{Kavithalaya Productions}}

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[[Category:Producers who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award]]
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