Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

Kalainithan Kalaichelvan is a Tamil Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted for his 2025 short film Karupy, which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.[2]

He previously directed a number of short films and music videos before studying at the Canadian Film Centre, where he made Karupy as his student project.[3] In 2022 he received a Juno Award nomination for Video of the Year, for Shan Vincent de Paul's "Neeye Oli".[4]

Karupy premiered in the Short Cuts program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]

His brother, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, is also active as a film and television score composer.[6]

Filmography

  • Stella Maris - 2017
  • Inland Freaks - 2017
  • The Windless Days - 2018
  • Petit Four - 2019
  • Kingdom Animalia: The Melanie Fyfe Story - 2020
  • 80613 - 2020
  • Two Doves on a Painted Lake - 2020
  • A Feller and the Tree - 2021
  • Junglefowl - 2023
  • Karupy - 2025
  • Till the Milk Runs Dry - 2026

References

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