Mu KalanGiyam is a South Indian director and writer. His debut venture was the movie Poomani (1996), for which he received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer. His next film, Kizhakkum Merkkum (1998), won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light. Kalanjiyam's other well known movies include Poonthottam (1998) and Mitta Miraasu (2001). In 2011 he wrote, directed and made his acting debut with Karungali. The movie was a disaster at the box office. Kalanjiyam next acted in Kathiravanin Kodai Mazhai (2016). In 2017 he acted alongside Vamsi Krishna, Jai Rudra, Kathir and Kushi in director T Krishnasamy's Kalavu Thozhirchalai.