R. K. Kalaimani
{{Short description|Indian director}}
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R. K. Kalaimani is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil language films. He was active in the early 2000s and has worked on films featuring Prabhu and Vijayakanth.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/etcetera-ode-to-bharathiraja/article6578230.ece|title=Etcetera — Ode to Bharathiraja|newspaper=The Hindu|date=8 November 2014|last1=Raghavan|first1=Nikhil}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/etcetera-whats-akhils-next/article5179140.ece|title = Etcetera: What's Akhil's next?|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 28 September 2013|last1 = Raghavan|first1 = Nikhil}}
Career
Kalaimani apprenticed under directors including Arjun, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and B. R. Vijayalakshmi, before making his directorial debut with the Prabhu starrer Thai Poranthachu (2000). He collaborated with the actor again in the following year, with the comedy drama Super Kudumbam (2001).{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-apple-pennae-sentiments-galore/article5179245.ece|title = Audio Beat: Apple Pennae - Sentiments galore|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 28 September 2013|last1 = Kumar|first1 = S. R. Ashok}}
Kalaimani returned with Engal Aasan (2009), a drama film featuring Vijayakanth and Vikranth, with the team filming schedules around Vijayakanth's political commitments.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/engal-aasaan-for-pongal-kannada-news-43918.html|title = "Engal Aasaan" for Pongal - Kannada News|date = 27 December 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14741947&cid=2363 |title=Captain is back with Engal Aasan - Sify.com |website=Sify |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153811/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14741947&cid=2363 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}} In 2013, he made a film titled Apple Penne featuring newcomers in the lead roles, which had a low profile release and opened to poor reviews.{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Apple-Penne/movie-review/25865218.cms|title = Apple Penne Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Apple Penne by Times of India|website = The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Ilayathalapathy%E2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero/2013/07/03/article1664221.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023141432/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Ilayathalapathy%E2%80%99s-biggest-fan-now-plays-solo-hero/2013/07/03/article1664221.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2013|title = Ilayathalapathy's biggest fan now plays solo hero}}
Filmography
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| 2000 | Thai Poranthachu | |
| 2001 | Super Kudumbam | |
| 2009 | Engal Aasan | |
| 2013 | Apple Penne |
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