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Name |
Kannadasan |
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Birth Name |
Muthiah
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Profession |
Poet, Lyricist, Editor, Producer, Writer |
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Date
of Birth |
24th June 1927 |
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Birth Place |
Sirukudalpatti (Near
Karaikudi), Tamilnadu |
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Date of Death |
17th October 1981 |
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Title |
Kaviarasu |
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Religion |
Hindu |
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Mother Tongue |
Tamil |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Family |
Father – Sathappan
Mother – Visaalakshi
Wives - Ponnazhagi and Parvathi
Sons - 9
Daughters - 5
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Education |
School :
* Elementary School at Sirukudalpatti
* High school (upto 8th Std) at Amaravathi Pudur.
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Debut Film |
Lyrics for Movie song - Kalangkathiru
Manamae, Kannanin Kadhali (1949)
Literary work – Mangkani (1952-1953)
Story, Dialogue - Illara Jyothi (1952)
Daily Newspaper – Thenral (1954)
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First Job |
Ajax Company, Thiruvottriyur
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First literary Job |
Editor of "Thirumakal" (1944) |
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His works |
Novels – 21
Essays on Hinduism (Arthamulla Indhumadham) – 10
Poems – 4000
Lyrics for Movie songs – 5000
Non-Filmi Poetry – “Yesu Kaviyam”
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Great love towards |
Tamil language, culture, literature, prose, poetry |
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Contributions |
Epics, stories, essays, poems, drama, biography
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Noticable Novels |
* Aval oru inthup pen (1992)
* Sivappukal mukkuththi (1992)
* Raththa pushpangkal (1992)
* Swarna saraswathi (1992)
* Nadantha kathai (1992)
* Mica (1992)
* Suruthi ceratha rakangkal (1992)
* Muppadhu nalum pournami (1992)
* Kadal konda thennadu (1992)
* Arangamum antharankamum (1992)
* Ayiram thIvu angkayarkanni (1992)
* Theivath thirumanangkal natakam (1992)
* Ayirangaal mandapam (1992)
* Athaivida rakasiyam (1992)
* Kathal konda thennadu (1992)
* Oru kavingnanin kadhai (1978)
* Singkai partha chennai (1992)
* Velangkattiyur vizha (1992)
* Vilakku mattuma sivappu (1992)
* Vanavasam (1981)
* Athaivida ragasiyam (1981)
* Birunthaavanam (1994)
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Biography |
* Enathu Vasantha
Kalangkal
* Enathu Suyasaritham
* Vanavasam
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Editor |
* Chandamarudham
* Thirumagal
* Thirai O li
* Medhavi
* Thendral
* Thendralthirai
* Mullai
* Kannadasan
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Award |
Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for his novel “Cheraman Kadhali" (1980).
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Facts |
* He was an atheist and a follower of the Dravidian atheistic movement.
* After reading Thiruppavai of Andal, he reconverted back himself to Hinduism.
* He wrote ‘Mankani’ while he was in prison for Dalmiapuram name change protest.
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