R. K. Kalaimani is an

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film director who has worked on Tamil language films. He was active in the early 2000s and has worked on films featuring

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and

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

Career

Kalaimani apprenticed under directors including Arjun,

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and B. R. Vijayalakshmi, before making his directorial debut with the

starrer ''

Thai Poranthachu ''Thai Poranthachu'' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Prabhu, Karthik and Kausalya whilst Vivek and Ponnambalam play supporting roles. It was remade in Telugu as '' Choosoddaam Randi''. ...

'' (2000). He collaborated with the actor again in the following year, with the comedy drama '' Super Kudumbam'' (2001). Kalaimani returned with ''

Engal Aasan ''Engal Aasan'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action comedy drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role and Vikranth, Sheryl Brindo, Akshaya and Suja Varunee playing supporting roles. The film was rel ...

'' (2009), a drama film featuring

and

Vikranth Vikranth Santhosh (born 13 November 1984) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was introduced in the film '' Karka Kasadara'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Foll ...

, with the team filming schedules around Vijayakanth's political commitments. In 2013, he made a film titled ''

Apple Penne ''Apple Penne'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Vatsan and Aishwarya Menon, while Roja plays a pivotal role. Cast * Vatsan as James * Aishwarya Menon as Komalavalli * Roja ...

'' featuring newcomers in the lead roles, which had a low profile release and opened to poor reviews.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalaimani, R. K. Living people Tamil film directors Year of birth missing (living people)