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Kannadasan | |
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 Kannadasan | |
| Born | Muthiah 24 June 1927 Sirukoodalpatti, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 17 October 1981 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Pen name | Karaimuthu Pulavar Vanangamudi Kanakappriyan Parvathinathan Arokiyasamy |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, lyricist, politician, film producer, literary editor |
| Subject | Poetry and literature |
| Notable works | Arthamulla Indhu Madham Yesu Kaaviyam |
| Notable awards | National Film Award for Best Lyrics 1968 Kuzhanthaikkaga Sahitya Academy Award 1980 Cheraman Kadali |
| Spouses | Ponnazhagi (Ponnammal) (m. 1950–1981; his death); 7 children Parvathi (m. 1950–1981; his death); 7 children Valliammai (m. 1957–1981; his death); 1 daughter |
| Children | 15 |
Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Frequently called Kaviarasu, With over 5000 lyrics, 6000 poems and 232 books, Kannadasan is widely known by the sobriquet Kaviarasu (King of poets) and he is also considered to be the greatest modern Tamil poet after Subramania Bharati.[1] including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious book on Hinduism, Arthamulla Indhu Matham (Meaningful Hindu Religion). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Cheraman Kathali in the year 1980 and was the first to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga.[2][3] Like many great poets he also suffered from cyclothymia, which comes under bipolar disorder spectrum.[4]
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