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Kalaimamani
File:Kalaimamani Award.jpg
The Kalaimamani being presented to an individual by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi
Awarded forBest in the arts
LocationTamil Nadu, India
Presented byTamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram
StatusActive
First award1954

The Kalaimamani (lit. 'Jewel of Arts') is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[citation needed] 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

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1958–60

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Actor

1962–63

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Actor

1968–70

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1958–69.[2]

Actor
Music
  • K. S. Narayanaswamy (vainika)

1969–1970

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Actor

1970–71

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Music

1971–72

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1971–72.[3]

Music

1972–73

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Actor
Music
  • P. K. Subbaiyar

1977–78

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Actor

1978–79

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Actor

1979–1980

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Actor
Music

1980–81

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1980–81.[4]

Actors
Music

1981–82

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1981–82.[5][6]

Music

1983–84

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Actor

1984–85

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Actors

1986–87

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1986–87.[7]

Music

1987–88

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Music

1988–89

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Music

1991–92

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1991–92.[9][10]

Actor
Music

1992–93

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1992–93.[11]

Actor
Music

1993–94

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1993–94.[12]

Actors
Music
Other
  • L. S. Ramamirtham (tamil literature)
  • Malavika Sarukkai (bharatanatyam)
  • Sundararaj naidu (karagam artiste)

1994–95

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 1994–95.[13]

Actors
Director
Music

1995–96

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Music
Bharatnatyam

1998

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Actors
Music
  • Idumbavanam K.S. Kannan
Bharatnatyam

1999

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Bharatanatyam
Writer
  • Piraisudan

2000

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Actors
Music

2001

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Actors
Literature
  • M.R. Gurusamy
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

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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

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Actors
Musical dance
  • S. Soundappan
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

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2004.[14][15]

Actors
Mohiniyattam

2005

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2005.[16]

Actors
Music
Tamil film historian
  • Vamanan
Bharatanatyam

2006

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2006.[17]

Actors

2009

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2009.[18]

Actors
Art director
  • P. Krishnamurthy
Dancer
Director
Music
Writer
  • A. Madhavan
Best serial

2010

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2010.[19][20]

Actors
Music
Tamil scholar
  • Tamizhannal
Theatre personality
  • Prasanna Ramaswamy
Dramatist
Spiritual orators
  • Mangaiyarkkarasi
  • S. Sathyaseelan

2011

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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
  • C. Ramaswami
Carnatic music
  • Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan
Violin
  • Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi
Mridangam
  • Cherthala R. Ananthakrishnan
Flute
  • Prapancham S. Balakrishnan
Nadaswaram
  • T. E. Pazhaniswami
Tavil
  • Kovilur K. V. Pazhanivel
Harmonium
  • Pallatam S. Venkataraman Rao
Sitar
  • Janardhan Mitta
Light music
  • Abaswaram Ramji
Bharatanatyam
  • Radhika Surajit
  • Dr. Lakshmi Ramalakshmi
Kuchipudi
  • K. Suryashree
Choreography
  • Puliyur Roja
Singer
  • B. S. Sasirekha
Costume designing
  • P. Kasi
Art criticism
  • Harikesanallur Venkatraman
Live music performance
  • Kunniyur R. Kalyanasundaram
Villupattu
  • A. Rajakili

2012

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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
  • S. R. Ashok Kumar
Author
  • A. Subbulakshmi Ganapathy
Carnatic music
Veena
  • Mudikondan S. N. Ramesh
Flute
  • T. Ravichandramohan
Nadaswaram
  • P. V. Thirumoorthy
Percussion
  • A. V. Ayyavu
Morsing
  • R. M. Deenadayalu
Devotional music
  • Udayalur K. Kalyanaraman
Harmonium
  • M. U. Premkumar
Harikatha
  • Vishaka Hari
Bharatanatyam
Bhagavatha Mela
  • R. Mahalingam
Gaana songs
  • S. Ulaganathan
Director
  • Chitra Lakshmanan
Cinematographer
  • N. V. Anandakrishnan
Kavadiattam
  • N. Sivajirao
Puraviattam
  • S. Yogalingam

2013

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2013.[21]

Actors
Tamil literature
  • Dr. Bala Ramani
Author
  • Dr. T. K. Subramanian
Singer
Carnatic music
  • Dr. Shuba Ganesan
  • Sugantha Kalamegham
Violin
  • P. G. Venkatesh
Mohiniattam
  • Rashmi Menon
Stunt choreographer
  • Judo K. K. Rathnam
Folk singers
  • T. Velmurugan
  • Paravai Muniyamma
Puppet show
  • M. Somasundaram
Sculptor
  • Sculptor K. Thirugnanam

2014

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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
  • Aikkan
Author
  • Dr. R V Kamalakannan
Tamil poetry
  • M. Thirunavakkarasu
Carnatic music
  • Meera Nathan
  • R Vijayalakshmi
  • R Chitra
Flute
  • P. V. Balasai
Nadaswaram
  • K. S. Senthilkumaran
  • Shanthi Senthilkumaran
Bharatanatyam
  • Pandanallur S. Pandian
Drama actor and director
  • Suresh Krishna
Singer
  • Malathi
Choreographer
  • N. A. Tara
Cultural promotion
  • A. V. Jayaram
Journalist
  • News Ananthan
Folk singer
  • K. A. Satyabalan

2015

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2015.[21]

Actors
Tamil literature
  • A. K. P. Kathirvelu
Carnatic music
  • Shyamala Venkateswaran
  • A. Vadivelan
Violin
  • Dr. R. Hemalatha
Mridangam
  • Tiruvallur Vaidyanathan
Veena
  • Geetha Krishnamurthy
Nadaswaram
  • T. P. J. Selvarathnam
Saxophone
  • M. Mayilswami
Bharatanatyam
  • Sarayusai
  • J. Suryanarayanamurthy
Director
  • A. N. Pavitran
Music composer
Cinematographer
  • R. Rathinavelu
Singer
  • Gaana Bala
Villupattu
  • Bharathi Thirumagan
Percussion
  • S. Andrews
Other
  • Sudha

2016

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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
  • Dr. Nirmala Sundararajan
Harmonium
  • S. Chandru
Flute
  • P. Vijayagopal
Nadaswaram
  • M. K. S. Natarajan
Percussion
  • S. Jayachandran
Violin
  • Padma Shankar
Bharatanatyam
Drama producer
  • Sri Hari
Religious discourses
  • T. Rajagopalan
Folk singer
  • Tarapuram C. Kalarani
Journalist
  • Nellai Sundararajan

2017

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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. Sowmya
  • Dr. Prema Rangarajan
  • R. Suryaprakash
  • Dr. T. Lokanatha Sharma
  • Sriram Parasuram
Ghatam
  • H. Sivaramakrishnan
Flute
  • A. N. Bhagyalakshmi
Tavil
  • T. K. Ranganatha Pattacharyar
Bharanatyam
Director
  • Hari
Music composer
Producer
  • Kalaignanam
Photographer
  • Seshadri Nathan Sukumaran
  • Stills Ravi
Silambattam
  • V. Rajaneethi
Karakattam
  • T. Thavamani
Thappattam
  • P. Raja
Nadaswaram
  • C. Samudram
Villupattu
  • Sujatha Sivaprasad
Journalist
  • Prakash M. Swami

2018

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2011.[21]

Actors
Medical journal writer
  • Dr. S. Amudhakumar
Tamil poetry
  • Isaikkavi Ramanan
Tamil literature
  • Dr. K. Ganesan
  • Nirmala Periyaswami
  • Manavai Ponmanickam
Author
  • Professor A. M. James
Carnatic music
  • S. J. Jananiy
  • Lakshmi Mohan
  • Vidya Subramanian
  • Shanmukapriya and Haripriya (Priya sisters)
  • Rajakumar Bharathi
Violin
  • S. Manibharathi
Veena
  • Veena M. Raghavan
Nadaswaram
  • Thiruppanandhal S. Balasubramaniam
  • S. A. Karupayya
Keyboard
  • K. Satyanarayanan
Light music
  • Thanjai V. Rajan
Bharatanatyam
  • Padmalakshmi Suresh
  • Nandini Ramani
  • Lavanya Shankar
  • Niveditha Parthasarathy
  • Binesh Mahadevan
  • Dr. Latha Rajendran
  • P. Muralidharan
Producer
Cinematographer
Singer
  • Unnimenon
Leather puppeteer
  • A. Muthulakshmanrao
  • P. Muthuchandran
Percussion
  • K. Kumaravel

2019

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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
  • Ragunaatha Reddy
Editor
Choreographer
Stunt director
Lyricist
  • Kamakodiyan
Singers
Pianist
Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Special Kalaimamani Award
Carnatic Music
  • K. Krishnakumar
  • Binni Krishnakumar
Bharatanatayam
Costumer
  • Rajendran
Makeup man
  • Shanmugam
Other
  • Singaaravelu

2020

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2020.[22][25][26][27]

Actors
Director
Shehnai Players & Hindustani Musicians & Playback Singers
Producer
Music Director
Lyricist
  • Kahalmadhi
Carnatic Music
  • Ranjani Gayatri
Makeup man
  • Sabarigirisan
Journalist
  • Sabitha Joseph
Religious discourse
  • Tiruchi K. Kalyanaraman
Writer
  • Thamarai S. Senthurpandi
  • M. S. Perumaal
Author
  • Panapakkam K. Sukumar
Debater
  • Arasu P. Parameswaran
Vocalist
  • Rathnakumari K. Kalyanasundaram
  • Ranjani–Gayatri
  • S. V. Usha
Ghatam
  • S. Karthik
Harmonium
  • V. John Mohan
Mridangam
  • Thanjavur Murugaboopathi
  • Sairam Sundaram
  • T. R. Sundaresan Mridangam
Nadaswaram
  • Vaduvur S. N. R. Krishnamoorthy
Thavil
  • Thiruppanandal S. Marimuthu
Keyboard
  • M. S. Martin
Tevaram narrator
  • P. Shanmugasundara Desikar
Saxophone
  • A. G. Govindarasu
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
  • T. Kanniyappan
Kaniyan koothu
  • V. Muthu Perumal

2021

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The individuals listed below were recipients of the Kalaimamani for the year 2021 and announced in September 2025.[34]

Art Director
Actors
Music Composer

2023

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Singer

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