T. Krishnan, popularly known as Kavithalaya Krishnan, is an Indian film and television actor known for playing supporting roles in Tamil film and television. [1] He is a regular artist in many K. Balachander's films and television serials produced by Kavithalayaa Productions and Kavithalayaa got along as his name.
Kavithalaya Krishnan has acted in over 80 films, 60 television serials and made over 1000 stage appearances. He was awarded Kalaimamani (2005) by Government of Tamil Nadu. [2] He started acting in stage plays along with Crazy Mohan who was his classmate when he did his engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy. He made his film debut in Poikkal Kudhirai, a remake of Crazy Mohan's play Marriage made in Saloon directed by K. Balachander. [3]
Serial | Role | Channel |
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Rayil Sneham | Kathiravan | Doordarshan |
Penn | Office manager | Doordarshan |
Kaialavu Manasu | Manavalan | Sun TV |
Kadhal Pagadai | Ayappa | |
Marmadesam | "Vaidyan" Ramarathinam | |
Jannal-Adutha Veetu Kavithaigal | ||
Inai Kodugal | ||
Aridharam Poosiya Uravugal | Sun TV | |
Akshaya | ||
Kadavulukku Kovam Vandhadhu | Jambu | |
Sorgam | ||
Ramany vs Ramany | ||
Alaigal | Ramu / Rajashekar | |
Pondatti Thevai | Sundaravanthanam | |
Sahana | Jaya TV | |
Selvi | Sathyamoorthy | Sun TV |
Aaha | Vijay TV | |
Anni | Subbaiya | Jaya TV |
Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri | Kalaignar TV | |
Enga Veettu Penn | Zee Tamizh | |
Vani Rani | Krishnan | Sun TV |
Roja | Purushotthaman | |
Suryavamsam | Zee Tamil |
Year | Program Name | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | Triples | Doctor | Hotstar | Debut Web Series | [4] [5] [6] [7] |
Sindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini and Sulakshana. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra.
Paarthale Paravasam is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Balachander, who, with the project, completed 100 feature films. The film, produced by Balachander's home banner Kavithalayaa Productions featured Madhavan and Simran in the leading roles, with Lawrence Raghavendra and Sneha playing other key roles. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, whilst A. Venkatesh was cinematographer.
Idhaya Thirudan is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Kamna Jethmalani, while Prakash Raj, Vani Viswanath, Santhanam, Kalpana, and Nassar play supporting roles. It was Jayam Ravi’s fifth film but was labelled his worst of the five. The soundtrack was composed by Bharathwaj. It was released on 10 February 2006. It was Kamna Jethmalani's debut movie in Tamil film industry.
Poikkal Kudhirai is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon. The film was remade in Kannada in 1992 as Mavanige Thakka Aliya.
Mohan Rangachari known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing plays and established his own drama troupe called "Crazy Creations" in 1979. In addition to dramas and tele-serials, Mohan worked as a dialogue writer on a number of comedy films. Mohan had written over 30 plays, worked on over 40 films, having cameo roles in each film, and written 100 short stories. He died on 10 June 2019 due to a cardiac arrest. The Tamil Nadu state government in the year 2004, awarded him with Kalaimamani title for excellence in the field of arts and literature.
Jai Sampath is an Indian actor working in Tamil films. The nephew of noted music composer Deva & the cousin of music director Srikanth Deva, Jai had worked as a keyboardist in films and had made his acting debut in a supporting role in Bagavathi (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film Chennai 600028.
A. Venkatesh is an Indian film director and actor working in Tamil cinema. Beginning his career as an assistant, he directed his first film Mahaprabhu (1996).
Karthik Subbaraj is an Indian film director, writer and producer working mainly in Tamil cinema.
Vai Raja Vai is a 2015 Indian Tamil language heist black comedy film written and directed by Aishwarya Dhanush, and produced by AGS Entertainment featuring an ensemble cast starring Gautham Karthik, Priya Anand, Vivek, Gayathri Raguram and Daniel Balaji with S. J. Suryah, Taapsee Pannu and Dhanush playing guest appearances. The film was announced on 12 September 2013, along with the commencement of principal photography.
Rajakumar is an Indian actor, who has worked in Tamil films. Rajakumar debuted in Balaji Tharaneetharan's critically acclaimed Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012), Rajakumar has since appeared in pivotal roles in films including Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013) and Naalu Policeum Nalla Irundha Oorum (2015).
Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Renuka, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Kavya, Sonia and Afser. It broadcast on Kalaignar TV on Monday to Friday from 4 June 2012 to June 2014 at 19:00 (IST) for 266 Episodes. From 2014 to 20 July 2015 the show was re launched in Kalaignar TV at 12:30PM (IST).
Aaha is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language TV series directed by Suresh Krissna which aired on Vijay TV.
Cheenu Mohan was an Indian film actor who appeared in Tamil language films. He acted in films including Thalapathi (1991) and Iraivi (2016). He died on 27 December 2018 due to cardiac arrest.
Vivek Prasanna is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil language films, mostly in supporting roles. In 2017, he won the Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Meyaadha Maan. His brother Karthik Netha is working as a lyricist.
Babloo Prithiveeraj is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. He has also featured extensively on Tamil television serials throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
Vani Bhojan is an Indian actress and model who works in the Tamil-language television and film industries. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Orr Eravuu in 2010. She also appeared in the Tamil soap opera Deivamagal in 2018, before moving on to work on films such as Oh My Kadavule (2020), Lock Up (2020) and Triples.
K. S. Jayalakshmi is an Indian film and television actress who works in the Tamil film and television industry. She has acted in comedy roles in movies. Jayalakshmi made her acting debut in the Tamil film Etharkum Thuninthavan released in 1976.
Triples is an Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy web series for Hotstar Specials produced by Karthik Subbaraj under his Stone Bench Creations, with the script being written by Balaji Jayaraman and directed by Charukesh Sekar. The series stars Jai, Vivek Prasanna, Rajkumar, Vani Bhojan, Madhuri Jain and Namita Krishnamurthy. It was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 11 December 2020.
Mahaan (transl. Great) is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Lalit Kumar under the banner of Seven Screen Studio. The film stars Vikram and Dhruv Vikram.