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Kannadasan

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.

Known for

Writing

Birthday

June 24, 1927

Deathday

October 17, 1981

Gender

Male

Known Movie Credits

40

Place of birth

Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as

A. S. Muthiah Chettiar , Kaviarasu , Kaviarasu Kannadasan , Kavirajar , கண்ணதாசன்
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