The Hollywood Reporter

REVIEW | In Flames: From Pakistan, a Vivid Psychological Thriller That Tackles Grief, Ghosts and the Patriarchy

“A menacing score by Kalaisan Kalaichelvan highlights Mariam’s vulnerability within the city and cast the outside world as a dangerous obstacle course…”

Playback’s 10 to Watch 2024

PROFILE | 10 to Watch

“The 29-year-old composer has made his mark with scores for films like Shook and This Place and is now working on his first series with Netflix’s Bet...”

Shoutout LA

INTERVIEW | Meet Kalaisan: Composer & Storyteller

“And my career, intentionally or not, became about disruption. In every project, I look at how I can create cracks without breaking the piece…looking at creating friction, playing counterpoint and unveiling new layers of meaning in the process…”

Slash Film

REVIEW | This Place: A Tender Love Story that finds the Universal in the Specific

“The score, composed by Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, is arguably one of the most gorgeous and appropriately fitting of the year…”

Ludwig van Toronto

FEATURE | Six Emerging Canadian Composers to Look Out For

“Kalaisan’s music pushes the boundaries of genre within the realm of classical music…”

Geek Vibes Nation

INTERVIEW | This Place TIFF 2022

“Many directors have iconic collaborations with their composers. Hitchcock and Hermann. Spielberg and Williams. Burton and Elfman. Nolan and Zimmer. Within a few years, this list will include Nayani and Kalaichelvan…”

VoyageLA

INTERVIEW | Life & Work with Kalaisan Kalaichelvan

“The challenges we face when we do what we love are just invitations to step up. And when we rise to meet them, that’s usually when opportunity comes our way.”

Deadline

Sundance Institute sets Grantees, Art of Practice Fellows

“The grantee group includes emerging artists, as well as many who have already won such accolades as Emmys, Grammys, Obies, Pulitzers, Tonys, and a MacArthur Genius Grant…”

Sundance Institute

Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Meet the Fellows

“We welcomed extraordinary emerging composers Chanell Crichlow, Olivia Komahcheet, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, Alexandra Kalinowski, Dana Lynn, and EmmoLei Sankofa as fellows. They worked with a stellar group of creative advisors from across the industry, including George S. Clinton, Mychael Danna, Laura Karpman, Heather McIntosh, Blake Neely, Jeff Rona, and Christopher Willis…”

Canadian Film Centre

Slaight Family Music Lab Scores Six New Music Creators for 2021 Residency

“These accomplished musicians come to the program with a range of experience – as singers, songwriters, composers, producers, orchestrators, sound designers, multi-instrumentalists and more – who have worked across multiple disciplines, genres and formats…”