Kavithalayaa Productions
Kavithalayaa Productions is a Tamil cinema film production company and film distribution company founded jointly by film director, producer and screenwriter K. Balachander. Located in Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it has released several acclaimed Tamil language features of the Chennai film Industry, including Sindhu Bhairavi, Mani Ratnam's Roja and K. S. Ravikumar's commercially successful film Muthu. It has also produced films in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.
Balachander's wife Rajam Balachander and his daughter Pushpa Kandaswamy also produce for the banner.
History
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, Nootrukku Nooru with Vinay, Sneha and Sandhya, and Muriyadi with Sathyaraj, Ganesh Venkatraman and Remya Nambeesan were shelved, despite commencing production. Likewise, Shelvan's Krishnaleelai featuring 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.[1][2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Notes |
| 1981 | Netrikan | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Lakshmi, Saritha | S. P. Muthuraman | |
| 1982 | Puthukavithai | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Saritha | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| Manal Kayiru | Tamil | | Visu | |
| Agni Sakshi | Tamil | | K. Balachander | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film |
| 1983 | Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | Kannada | Suhasini | K. Balachander | |
| Poikkal Kudhirai | Tamil | | K. Balachander | |
| Anney Anney | Tamil | Mouli | Mouli | |
| 1984 | Naan Mahaan Alla | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Radha | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| Poovilangu | Tamil | Murali | Ameerjan | |
| Achamillai Achamillai | Tamil | 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, Anitha, Raveendran | Ameerjan | |
| Enakkul Oruvan | Tamil | Kamal Haasan | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| 1985 | Kalyana Agathigal | Tamil | Saritha | K. Balachander | |
| Aval Sumangalithaan | Tamil | Karthik, Ilavarasi, Visu | Visu | |
| Mugila Mallige | Kannada | Srinath | K. Balachander | |
| Idanilangal | Malayalam | Mammootty, Mohanlal, Seema | I. V. Sasi | |
| Sri Raghavendrar | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Lakshmi | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| Sindhu Bhairavi | Tamil | | K. Balachander | Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film |
| 1986 | Sundara Swapnagalu | Kannada | Ramesh Aravind | K. Balachander | |
| Punnagai Mannan | Tamil | Kamal Haasan, Rekha, Revathi | K. Balachander | |
| 1987 | Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi | Tamil | | Visu | |
| Velaikaran | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Amala | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| Vanna Kanavugal | Tamil | Karthik, Murali, Jayashree, Tara | Ameerjan | |
| Manathil Uruthi Vendum | Tamil | | K. Balachander | |
| 1988 | Penmani Aval Kanmani | Tamil | Prathap Pothen, Seetha, Visu | Visu | |
| Unnal Mudiyum Thambi | Tamil | Kamal Haasan, Seetha | K. Balachander | |
| 1989 | Siva | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Raghuvaran, Shobana | Ameerjan | |
| Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Tamil | Rahman, Sithara, Geetha, Vivek | K. Balachander | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film |
| Unnai Solli Kutramillai | Tamil | Karthik, Sithara | Ameerjan | |
| 1990 | Varavu Nalla Uravu | Tamil | Sunitha, Visu, Rekha | Visu | |
| Oru Veedu Iru Vasal | Tamil | | K. Balachander | National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues |
| 1991 | Sigaram | Tamil | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Ananthu | |
| Nee Pathi Naan Pathi | Tamil | Rahman, Gouthami, Heera | Vasanth | |
| 1992 | Vaaname Ellai | Tamil | Anand Babu, Bhanupriya, Ramya Krishnan, Madhoo | K. Balachander | |
| Annamalai | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Sarath Babu | Suresh Krissna | |
| 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, Kushboo, Vineeth | K. Balachander | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1994 | Duet | Tamil | Prabhu Ganesan, Ramesh Arvind | K. Balachander | |
| 1995 | Muthu | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Meena, Sarath Babu | K. S. Ravikumar | |
| 1996 | Kalki | Tamil | Rahman, Prakash Raj, Shruti, Geetha | K. Balachander | |
| 1997 | Vidukathai | Tamil | Prakash Raj | Agathiyan | |
| 1998 | Thulli Thirindha Kaalam | Tamil | Arun Vijay, Kushboo | Balasekaran | |
| Pooveli | Tamil | Karthik, Kausalya | Selva | |
| 1999 | Rojavanam | Tamil | Karthik, Laila | Selva | |
| 2000 | Rajakali Amman | Tamil | Ramya Krishnan | Rama Narayanan | |
| Appu | Tamil | Prashanth, Devayani | Vasanth | |
| 2001 | Sri Raja Rajeshwari | Tamil | Ramya Krishnan, Ramki | Rama Narayanan | |
| Parthale Paravasam | Tamil | Madhavan, Simran, R. Lawrence, Sneha | K. Balachander | |
| 2002 | Album | Tamil | Aryan Rajesh, Shrutika | Vasanthabalan | |
| 2003 | Saamy | Tamil | Vikram, Trisha | Hari | |
| Thirumalai | Tamil | Vijay, Jyothika, Raghuvaran | Ramana | |
| 2005 | Ayya | Tamil | R. Sarathkumar, Nayantara | Hari | |
| 2006 | Idhaya Thirudan | Tamil | Jayam Ravi, Kamna Jethmalani, Prakashraj | Saran | |
| 2008 | Kuselan | Tamil | Rajinikanth, Pasupathy, Meena Durairaj | P. Vasu | |
| Thiruvanamalai | Tamil | Arjun Sarja, Pooja Gandhi | Perarasu | |
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