Kalki Krishnamurthy

Kalki Krishnamurthy was an Indian screenwriter, journalist, writer and poet (1899–1954). He was born at Thanjavur district and died at Chennai.

Also recorded as Kalki; Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy.

Kalki Krishnamurthy in brief

Born
1899
Died
1954
Known for
screenwriter, journalist, writer and poet
Place of birth
Thanjavur district
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Kalki. The authorities additionally record the headings Kalki and Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy. His recorded language was Tamil.

Catalogued works

61 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Arinjaya Chola. Aditya Karikalan. Rajaditya Chola. Periya Pazhuvettarayar. Chinna Pazhuvettarayar. Kundavai. Sundara Chola. Arulmolivarman. Sembiyan Mahadevi. Sendhan Amudhan. Gandaraditya. Nandini. Parantaka Chola. Poonguzhali. Poodhatheevu. Boothi Vikramakesari. Mandakini. Vandiyadevan. Vaani Ammai. Vanathi. Veerapandyan. Parthibendran Pallavan. Maduranthaka. Parthiban Kanavu. Ponniyin Selvan. Sivagamiyin Sapatham. Vandiyadevan Senai thalaivan. Alai Osai. Kalvanin Kadhali. Sivakamiyin Sabatham. Mantharukkul Oru Theivam. Sivagamiyin Sabatham. Ponniyin Selvan : Tamil Historical Fiction. Rangadurgam Raja. Kalvanin Kathali. Subhathraiyin Sagodharan ( Tamil Edition ). Amarar Kalkiyin Sivagamiyin Sabatham : Tamil Historical Novel. Mohini Theevu. Devakiyin Kanavan. Ponniyin Selvan - Volume V. Ponniyin Selvan : Tamil Historical Novel. Kalki's Selected Short Stories. Poiman Karadu. Otrai Roja ( Tamil Edition ). Satya Sothanai. Ponniyin Selvan - Volume IV. Otrai Roja. Amara Vazhvu ( Tamil Edition ). Mayil Vizhi Maan. Maantharukkul Oru Theivam. Ponniyin Selvan - Volume II. Sivakamiyin Sabadham. Sivakamiyin Sabadham : Volume 4. Sivakamiyin Sabadham : Volume 3. Ponniyin Selvan Comics Book 4 - Pudhu Vellam - Nadunisi Koottam, Sirippum Kodhippum by Kalki Krishnamurthy. KALKIYIN PONNIYIN SELVAN ( Part 4 & 5) / கல்கியின் பொன்னியின் செல்வன் : (பாகம் 4&5). KALKIYIN PONNIYIN SELVAN / கல்கியின் ... 1-3). Kalkiyin Sivagamiyin Sabadham / கல்கியின் ... Kalkiyin Alai Osai. Translations Gift Set. Sivakamiyin Sabadham : Volume 2.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

‘Kalki’ Ra. Krishnamurthy, Tamil Prose after Bharathi, 2024. Ecological Bond of Trees and Characters from the English Renditions of Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan, International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies, 2024.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Ponniyin Selvan (2003) — Internet Archive. Ponniyin Selvan பொன்னியின் செல்வன்- தமிழ் புத்தகம் full pdf by கல்கி கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி Project Madurai — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1899Kalki Krishnamurthy born at Thanjavur district.
  2. 1954Kalki Krishnamurthy died at Chennai.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    ‘Kalki’ Ra. Krishnamurthy, Tamil Prose after Bharathi, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Kalki Krishnamurthy (Internet Archive), 34 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Kalki Krishnamurthy.

    open access index · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Kalki Krishnamurthy as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1380058: Kalki Krishnamurthy

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Kalki Krishnamurthy”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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