Highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
Award
Kalaimamani |
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The Kalaimamani being presented to an individual by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi |
Awarded for | Best in the arts |
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Location | Tamil Nadu, India |
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Presented by | Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram |
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First awarded | 1954 |
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The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Tamil Nadu, to recognise artists in the state for their achievements.
The Tamil Nadu government has appointed dancer Chitra Visweswaran as the secretary of Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram. Film music director Deva is its chairman.[1]
Awardees by year
1958–59
- Actor
1962–63
- Actor
1968–69
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1968–69.[2]
- Actor
- Music
- K. S. Narayanaswamy (vainika)
1969–1970
- Actor
1970–71
- Music
1971–72
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1971–72.[3]
- Music
1972–73
- Actor
- Music
1977–78
- Actor
1978–79
- Actor
1979–1980
- Actor
- Music
1980–81
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1980–81.[4]
- Actors
- Music
1981–82
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1981–82.[5][6]
- Music
1983–84
- Actor
1984–85
- Actors
1986–87
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1986–87.[7]
- Music
1987–88
- Music
1988–89
- Music
1991–92
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1991–92.[9][10]
- Actor
- Music
1992–93
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1992–93.[11]
- Actor
- Music
1993–94
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1993–94.[12]
- Actors
- Music
- Other
- L. S. Ramamirtham (tamil literature)
- Malavika Charukkai (bharatanatyam)
- Sundararaj naidu (karagam artiste)
1994–95
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1994–95.[13]
- Actors
- Director
- Music
1995–96
- Music
1998
- Actors
- Music
- Bharatnatyam
1999
- Bharatanatyam
- Writer
2000
- Actors
- Music
2001
- Actors
- Literature
- Music
- Shashank Subramanyam
- Vairamangalam Lakshmi Naryanan
- Manakkal S. Rangarajan
- M. A. Sundareswaran (violin)
- Madurai T. Srinivasan (mridangam)
- T. M. Krishnamurthy (mridangam)
- R. Kalyanaraman (ghatam)
- Rajalakshmi Narayanan (veena)
- Seetha Doraiswamy (jalatarangam)
- Adyar S. Jayaraman (nadhaswaram)
- Thirunageswaram T. R. Govindarajan (thavil)
- Valayapatti S. Malarvannan (thavil)
- P. V. N. Nadhamani (clarinet)
- K.Somu (devotional songs)
- Karandhai G. Damodaran (devotional songs)
- Rathinasabapathy Desikar (thevaram)
- Bharatanatyam
- Udipi Lakshmi Narayanan
- M. V. Narasimhachari
- Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari
- Nellai D. Kannan
- T. K. Padmanabhan
- C. R. Radha Badhri
- Folk Arts
- A. Gunavathi (karagam)
- V. Dakshinamurthy (street play).
2002
- Actors
- Literature
- L. P. Karu Ramanathan Chettiar
- Ponnadiyan
- Music
- T. S. Narayanasamy (vocal)
- Meera Sivaramakrishnan (violin)
- Ramani (veena)
- Vaikkom R. Gopalakrishnan (ghatam)
- S. Venkataraman (flute)
- T. S. Vasudeva Rao (tabla)
- A. C. Jayaraman (nadhaswaram)
- S. Kasim (nadhaswaram)
- Vazhuvur R. Manickavinayakam (light music)
- Kovai Natarajan (harmonium)
Dr. S. Sunder (music research)
- Bharatanatyam
- Krishnaveni Lakshmanan
- Ananda Shankar Jayant
- C. V. Chandrasekhar
- Mannargudi N. Sakthivadivel
- C. P. Venkatesan
- Yogam Santhanam
- Melattur S. Kumar
- Folk arts
- Sarangapani (karagam)
- P. A. Subbulakshmi Palaamadai (villupattu)
2003
- Actors
- Musical dance
- Music
- Sulochana Pattabhiraman (vocal)
- Nagai Muralidharan (violin)
- S. Ravindaran (veena)
- Mannargudi A. Eswaran (mridangam)
- R. Raman (morsing)
- H. Ramakrishnan (konnakkole)
- Mannargudi M. S. K. Sankaranarayanan (nadhaswaram)
- Denkanikotta Mani (thavil)
- Purisai Arunagiri (devotional music)
- Bharatanatyam
- Thanjavur Rajalakshmi
- G. Lakshmi Rajam
- K. S. R. Aniruddha
- Ramya Ramanarayan.
- Folk arts
- Thenmozhi Rajendran (karagam)
- S. Sivasankaran Pillai (Oyilattam)
- Other arts
- 'Rocket' Ramanathan (mimicry)
- S. Parthasarathi (for spreading art and culture)
2004
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2004.[14][15]
- Actors
- Mohiniyattam
2005
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2005.[16]
- Actors
- Music
- Tamil film historian
- Bharatanatyam
2006
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2006.[17]
- Actors
2009
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2009.[18]
- Actors
- Art director
- Dancer
- Director
- Music
- Writer
- Best serial
2010
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2010.[19][20]
- Actors
- Music
- Tamil scholar
- Theatre personality
- Dramatist
- Spiritual orators
- Mangaiyarkkarasi
- S. Sathyaseelan
2011
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2011.[21]
- Actors
- R. Rajashekar
- Kutti Padmini
- P. Rajasekar
- T. Venkatraman
- P. Pandu
- M. S. P. Kalaimani
- Tamil literature
- Keezhambur S. Shankarasubramaniyan
- Kovi Manishekaran
- Lena Tamizhvannan
- Dr. Tiruppur Krishnan
- Tamil poetry
- Carnatic music
- Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan
- Violin
- Mridangam
- Cherthala R. Ananthakrishnan
- Flute
- Prapancham S. Balakrishnan
- Nadaswaram
- Tavil
- Harmonium
- Pallatam S. Venkataraman Rao
- Sitar
- Light music
- Bharatanatyam
- Radhika Surajit
- Dr. Lakshmi Ramalakshmi
- Kuchipudi
- Choreography
- Singer
- Costume designing
- Art criticism
- Harikesanallur Venkatraman
- Live music performance
- Kunniyur R. Kalyanasundaram
- Villupattu
2012
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2012.[21]
- Actors
- Tamil literature
- Vasuki Kannappan
- Ilakkiyavithi Iniyavan
- Orator
- Tamizharuvi M. P. Ramalingam
- Journalist
- Author
- A. Subbulakshmi Ganapathy
- Carnatic music
- Maharajapuram C. Ramachandran
- Dr. Mahanathi Shobana Vignesh
- Veena
- Flute
- Nadaswaram
- Percussion
- Morsing
- Devotional music
- Harmonium
- Harikatha
- Bharatanatyam
- Anita Guha
- Bala Devi Chandrasekhar
- Revathy Ramachandran
- Bhagavatha Mela
- Gaana songs
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Kavadiattam
- Puraviattam
2013
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2013.[21]
- Actors
- Tamil literature
- Author
- Singer
- Carnatic music
- Dr. Shuba Ganesan
- Sugantha Kalamegham
- Violin
- Mohiniattam
- Stunt choreographer
- Folk singers
- T. Velmurugan
- Paravai Muniyamma
- Puppet show
- Sculptor
2014
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2014.[21]
- Actors
- Karthi
- Saravanan
- M. S. Subramanian
- U. M. Kannan
- Thanjai P. K. Selvam
- Ponvannan
- Tamil literature
- Author
- Tamil poetry
- Carnatic music
- Meera Nathan
- R Vijayalakshmi
- R Chitra
- Flute
- Nadaswaram
- K. S. Senthilkumaran
- Shanthi Senthilkumaran
- Bharatanatyam
- Drama actor and director
- Singer
- Choreographer
- Cultural promotion
- Journalist
- Folk singer
2015
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2015.[21]
- Actors
- Tamil literature
- Carnatic music
- Shyamala Venkateswaran
- A. Vadivelan
- Violin
- Mridangam
- Veena
- Nadaswaram
- Saxophone
- Bharatanatyam
- Sarayusai
- J. Suryanarayanamurthy
- Director
- Music composer
- Cinematographer
- Singer
- Villupattu
- Percussion
- Other
2016
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2016.[21]
- Actors
- Tamil literature
- K. N. Kodandam
- Pavalar K. Guhanandam
- Carnatic music
- Harmonium
- Flute
- Nadaswaram
- Percussion
- Violin
- Bharatanatyam
- Jayanthi Ramachandra
- Rajeshwari Sainath
- Drama producer
- Religious discourses
- Folk singer
- Journalist
2017
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2017.[21]
- Actor
- Priyamani
- G. Sivan Srinivasan
- K. Nallasivam
- K. R. Singamuthu
- R. S. Jayalatha
- Carnatic music
- S. Soumya
- Dr. Prema Rangarajan
- R. Suryaprakash
- Dr. T. Lokanatha Sharma
- Sriram Parasuram
- Ghatam
- Flute
- Tavil
- T. K. Ranganatha Pattacharyar
- Bharanatyam
- Director
- Music composer
- Producer
- Photographer
- Seshadri Nathan Sukumaran
- Stills Ravi
- Silambattam
- Karakattam
- Thappattam
- Nadaswaram
- Villupattu
- Journalist
2018
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2011.[21]
- Actors
- Medical journal writer
- Tamil poetry
- Tamil literature
- Dr. K. Ganesan
- Nirmala Periyaswami
- Manavai Ponmanickam
- Author
- Carnatic music
- S. J. Jananiy
- Lakshmi Mohan
- Vidya Subramanian
- Shanmukapriya and Haripriya (Priya sisters)
- Rajakumar Bharathi
- Violin
- Veena
- Nadaswaram
- Thiruppanandhal S. Balasubramaniam
- S. A. Karupayya
- Keyboard
- Light music
- Bharatanatyam
- Padmalakshmi Suresh
- Nandini Ramani
- Lavanya Shankar
- Niveditha Parthasarathy
- Binesh Mahadevan
- Dr. Latha Rajendran
- P. Muralidharan
- Producer
- Cinematographer
- Singer
- Leather puppeteer
- A. Muthulakshmanrao
- P. Muthuchandran
- Percussion
2019
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2019.[22][23][24]
- Actors
- Director
- Producer
- Music director
- Dialogue writer
- Camera man
- Editor
- Choreographer
- Stunt director
- Lyricist
- Singers
- Pianist
- Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Special Kalaimamani Award
- Carnatic Music
- K. Krishnakumar
- Binni Krishnakumar
- Bharatanatayam
- Costumer
- Makeup man
- Other
2020
The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2020.[22][25]
- Actors
- Director
- Shehnai Players & Hindustani Musicians & Playback Singers
- Producer
- Music Director
- Lyricist
- Carnatic Music
- Makeup man
- Journalist
- Religious discourse
- Writer
- Thamarai S. Senthurpandi
- M. S. Perumaal
- Author
- Debater
- Vocalist
- Rathnakumari K. Kalyanasundaram
- Ranjani–Gayatri
- S. V. Usha
- Ghatam
- Harmonium
- Mridangam
- Thanjavur Murugaboopathi
- Sairam Sundaram
- T. R. Sundaresan Mridangam
- Nadaswaram
- Vaduvur S. N. R. Krishnamoorthy
- Thavil
- Thiruppanandal S. Marimuthu
- Keyboard
- Tevaram narrator
- P. Shanmugasundara Desikar
- Saxophone
- Vainika
- Nirmala Rajasekar
- Jayalakshmi Sekhar
- Performers
- Mangalam Natarajan
- J. Pazhani
- Poovai Mani
- Bharatanatyam
- A. Janarthanan
- Kavitha Charles
- Sreelatha Vinod
- S. Vijayalakshmi Bhoopathi
- Aparna Ramesh
- Terukkuttu
- Kaniyan koothu
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