Kannadasan

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.4519

Gender

Male

Birthday

24-Jun-1927

Age

(99 years old)

Place of Birth

Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As
  • A. S. Muthiah Chettiar
  • Kaviarasu
  • Kaviarasu Kannadasan
  • Kavirajar
  • கண்ணதாசன்

Kannadasan

Biography

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.


Credits

வேலும் மயிலும் துணை வேலும் மயிலும் துணை (1979) Character: Kannadasan
Velum Mayilum Thunai (English: Support with Spear and Peacock) is a 1979 Tamil Hindu devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekaran. The film was produced by Ra. Ma. Narayanan and Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam. The music was composed by Shankar - Ganesh. The film stars M. R. Radha(dual role) and Baby Sudha.
கவலை இல்லாத மனிதன் கவலை இல்லாத மனிதன் (1960) Character: Chief Guest at the convocation (uncredited)
Sivakami, a rich woman, rescues Kaveri when Manickam, her lover, tries to kill her. Meanwhile, Manickam wants to marry Sivakami but she loves Dhamotharan.
பராசக்தி பராசக்தி (1952) Character: Judge (uncredited)
Set against the backdrop of World War II, three brothers are separated by war while their sister Kalyani faces immense struggles after being widowed and left destitute. As each sibling endures hardship and societal injustice, their paths cross in unexpected ways, culminating in a dramatic courtroom trial that exposes the harsh realities of their world and sets the stage for a powerful family reunion.
அபூர்வ ராகங்கள் அபூர்வ ராகங்கள் (1975) Character: Self
A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more complicated when he learns that his father is in love with the same woman's daughter.
இரத்தத்திலகம் இரத்தத்திலகம் (1963) Character: N/A
War between India and China separates the lovers Kumar and Kamala. Kumar joins the Indian army while Kamala, who was born in China, joins their army.



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