Kaliyachan (English: The Master of the Play) is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Farook Abdul Rahiman in his directorial debut.

It starred Manoj K. Jayan, Tirtha Murbadkar, Vaiga, Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Babu Namboothiri, Manju Pillai, and Mani Pattambi in lead roles.

The story about a Kathakali actor and his guru is based on celebrated 1959 poem Kaliyachan by P. Kunhiraman Nair.

Having grown up in the Palakkad in Kerala, where the poet P. Kunhiraman Nair lived, director AbdulRahiman was familiar with the subject.

He has been working as film director with state-run Doordarshan TV channel since 1984, where he has made award-winning tele-films like Thunchath Acharyan (1995) and Swathanthryathinte Chirakadiyochakal (2000).