Kalyan (choreographer)

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Kalyan
Born
Kalyan Kumar

Chennai
Occupation(s) Choreographer
Actor
Producer
Years active1987–present

Kalyan is an Indian choreographer who has primarily worked on Tamil and Telugu language films as well as Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.. After beginning his career as a dancer and actor, he has gone on to choreograph songs in over two hundred films as a popular choreographer. He has also been a Judge in the popular reality TV dance shows Jodi Number One and Kings of Dance for Vijay TV.

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Career

Kalyan began his career in the film industry as a dancer working with his great aunt, Puliyur Saroja. He made his debut as a dancer in the film Per Sollum Pillai (1987) and then worked as an assistant choreographer with her in many popular Tamil films of the 1980s. He also became an actor and portrayed a negative role in the college drama film, Kalloori Vaasal (1996) featuring Ajith Kumar, Prashanth and Pooja Bhatt. He then played an antagonist against actor Vijay in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996), before moving on to work primarily as a choreographer. Since 1996, he initially worked as an assistant under various dancers such as Chinni Prakash, Thara, Tharun and Puliyur Saroja, before going on to choreograph songs in over 200 films. His first Tamil project as a main choreographer was Uyirodu Uyiraga (1999), and he made a breakthrough following his work in Dheena (2001). [1] Kalyan has however continued to make acting appearances in films including Kattradhu Kalavu (2010) and Kannula Kaasa Kattappa (2016), which he co-produced. [2] [3] Kalyan has been a regular judge in the popular reality TV dance shows Jodi Number One and Kings of Dance for Vijay TV.

Filmography

Actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1996 Kalloori Vaasal Milton
1996 Maanbumigu Maanavan Madhan
2001 Citizen Police inspector
2010 Kattradhu Kalavu Stanley Deva Sahayam
2010 Va Sokkathangam
2016 Kannula Kaasa Kattappa
2018KoottaliPolice inspector
2022 Rathasaatchi Devasahayam

Dancer

YearFilmSongNotes
1992 Thai Mozhi "Singara Maane"
1995 Baashha "Naan Autokaaran"
1995 Asuran "Vathikuchu Pathikuchu"
1996 Thayagam "Rangeela"
1998 Moovendhar "Chera Enna"
1998 Sollamale "Rathirida Roundadida"
1999 Ethirum Puthirum "Kathu Pasanga"
1999 Sivan "Rukkuthan Rukkuthan"
2000 Azhagarsamy "Orange Colour"
2004 7G Rainbow Colony "January Matham"
2004 M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi "Tamizh Nattu Manava"
2005 Aaru (film) "Nenjam Enum"
2007 Chennai 600028 "Saroja Saaman Nikalo"
2016 Chennai 600028 II "Soppanasundari"

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