Kannadasan

Writing Jun 24, 1927 Oct 17, 1981 (aged 54) Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Kannadasan (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Frequently called Kaviarasu or Kavirajar (King of Poets), Kannadasan was most familiar for his song lyrics in Tamil films and contributed around 5000 film lyrics apart from 6000 poems and 232 books, including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, Arthamulla Indhumatham (Meaningful Hindu Religion). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Cheraman Kadali in the year 1980 and was the first to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga.

5 Acting Credits

48 Crew Credits

Kannadasan

Acting

Parasakthi

Apoorva Raagangal

Ratha Thilagam

Velum Mayilum Thunai

Kavalai Illatha Manithan

Crew

Polladhavan

Moondram Pirai

16 Vayathinile

Johnny

Sigappu Rojakkal

Mullum Malarum

Kaali

Puthiya Paravai

Apoorva Raagangal

Parthal Pasi Theerum

Rudhran

Vasantha Maligai