Kalyani Natarajan | |
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Born | Kalyani |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Spouse | Balakrishnan Natarajan [1] |
Kalyani Natarajan is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She played prominent roles in Saivam (2014), Pisaasu (2014) and Mahanubhavudu (2017).[ citation needed ]
A Tamilian from Mumbai, Kalyani has a degree in English literature and worked as a teacher and consultant. [2] She had an interest in theatre and acted in plays in Mumbai. [3] While in Mumbai, she was part of several major drama troupes. Later, she began acting in commercials including a jewellery commercial with Trisha. [1]
Her stage plays in Mumbai enabled her to get a role in Settai (2013), which was shot in Mumbai. In the same year, she played Imran Khan's sister-in-law in Dharma Productions' 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 director A. L. Vijay for Saivam (2014), which was her first major break.[ citation needed ] Kalyani had shot for 38 days in Karaikudi for the film. [4] [1] While she was in Chennai during the release of Saivam, she met director Mysskin and auditioned for a role in Pisaasu (2014), a role which she bagged.[ citation needed ] Atlee signed her to play a doctor in Theri (2016) after seeing her performance in Pisaasu.[ citation needed ]
Kalyani made her Telugu film debut with Dictator (2016) and has acted in Mahanubhavudu (2017), Vijetha (2018), Dear Comrade (2019) amongst others. [4] [5] [6] [7] She is one of the most prominent and sought-after actors to play maternal roles in several films. [4] [8] [9]
Her short film debut was with Daro Mat (2017) in which she played a toxic mother-in-law. [10] She is one of the founding members of a Mumbai-based theatre production house Clean Slate Creations along with her husband Balakrishnan Natarajan, who is also an actor in Hindi cinema. [4]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Dictator | Mrs. Lakshmi Narayana | |
2017 | Mahanubhavudu | Anand's mother | |
2018 | Vijetha | Lakshmi | |
Geetha Govindam | Neelu's mother | ||
Shailaja Reddy Alludu | Chaitu's mother | ||
Kavacham | Vijay's mother | ||
Padi Padi Leche Manasu | Vaishali's mother | ||
2019 | Dear Comrade | Bobby's mother | |
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi | Aravind's mother | ||
2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Nandini's mother | |
Bheeshma | Kalyani | ||
Solo Brathuke So Better | Virat's mother | ||
2021 | FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik | Umaa's mother | |
Varudu Kaavalenu | Karthik's relative | ||
2022 | Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu | Saradamma | |
Kotha Kothaga | Padma | ||
Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali | Sumithra | ||
The Ghost | Dr. Iyer | ||
Meet Cute | Sashikala | TV series | |
2023 | Waltair Veerayya | Vikram’s mother | |
Amigos | Siddharth's mother | ||
Ravanasura | Hanumanth Rao’s wife | ||
Rangabali | Shaurya’s mother | ||
2024 | Siddharth Roy | Siddhartha Roy's mother | |
The Family Star | Aunty | ||
Mr. Bachchan | Jikki's mother |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Settai | House owner | |
2014 | Saivam | Meenakshi | |
Pisaasu | Janaki Soundarrajan | ||
2015 | Oru Naal Iravil | Shekhar's wife | |
2016 | Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam | Manoja's mother | |
Theri | Forensic examiner | ||
Remo | Kavya's mother | ||
2017 | Kuttram 23 | Dr. Tulsi | |
Mupparimanam | Kathir's mother | ||
Daro Mat | Mother-in-Law | Short Film | |
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru | Priya's mother | ||
2018 | Sarkar | Sundar's mother | |
Thuppakki Munai | Bose's mother | ||
2019 | Embiran | Priyan's mother | |
Lisaa | Lisaa's mother | ||
2021 | Master | Professor | |
2022 | Nitham Oru Vaanam | Arjun's mother | |
2024 | Indian 2 | Chitra Varadharajan | |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Gori Tere Pyaar Mein | Sriram's sister-in-law |
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