Kannadasan wife valliammai
Kannadasan
Tamil poet and lyricist (–)
Kannadasan | |
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Kannadasan | |
| Born | Muthiah ()24 June Sirukoodalpatti, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 17 October () (aged54) 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 Kuzhanthaikkaga Sahitya Academy Award Cheraman Kadali |
| Spouses | Ponnazhagi (Ponnammal) (m. –; his death); 7 children Parvathi (m. –; his death); 7 children Valliammai (m. –; his death); 1 daughter |
| Children | 15 |
Kannadasan (pronunciationⓘ; 24 June – 17 October ) was a poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyric