Kalyani Natarajan
Kalyani Natarajan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. She played prominent roles in "Saivam" (2014), "Pisaasu" (2014) and "Mahanubhavudu" (2017). Career. Kalyani had an interest in theatre and acted in plays in Mumbai. While in Mumbai, she was part of several major drama troupes. Later, she began acting in commercials including a jewellery commercial with Trisha. Her stage plays in Mumbai enabled her to get a role in "Settai" (2013), which was shot in Mumbai. In the same year, she played Imran Khan's sister-in-law in Dharma Productions ' "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" (2013). She was also cast as Sathyaraj's wife in A. L. Vijay's "Thalaivaa" (2013). However, she left the latter film. She collaborated again with director A. L. Vijay for "Saivam" (2014), which was her first major break. Kalyani had shot for 38 days in Karaikudi for the film. While she was in Chennai during the release of "Saivam", she met director Mysskin and auditioned for a role in "Pisaasu" (2014), a role which she bagged. Atlee Kumar signed her to play a doctor in "Theri" (2016) after seeing her performance in "Pisaasu". Kalyani made  her Telugu film debut with "Dictator" (2016) and has acted in "Mahanubhavudu" (2017), "Vijetha" (2018), "Dear Comrade" (2019) amongst others. She is one of the most prominent and sought-after actors to play maternal roles in several films. Her short film debut was with "Daro Mat" (2017) in which she played a toxic mother-in-law. She is one of the founding members of a Mumbai-based theatre production house Clean Slate Creations.