Mr.Kanna dasan

கண்ணதாசன் (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important writer in the Tamil language. Frequently called Kaviarasu (English: King of Poets), Kannadasan was most familiar for his song lyrics in Tamil films and contributed around 5000 lyrics besides 6000 poems and 232 books, including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, captioned Arthamulla Indhumatham (English: Meaningful Hinduism). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Cheraman Kadali in the year 1980 and was the first ever to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga.

"Kaviarasu" Kannadasan
Born	A. L. Muthiah June 24, 1927 Sirukudalpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	October 17, 1981 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Pen name	Karaimuthu Pulavar, Vanangamudi, Kamakappriya, Parvathi Nathan, Arokkiya Saamy
Occupation	poet, novelist, lyricist, politician, film producer, editor
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Notable award(s)	National Film Award for Best Lyrics 1961 Kuzhanthaikkaga Sahitya Akademi Award 1980 Cheraman Kadali
Spouse(s)	Ponnazhagi Parvathi Valliammai
Children	13

 

Notable 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)

Autobiographies

• Enathu Vasantha Kalangkal
• Enathu Suyasaritham
• Vanavasam

Poet laureate

Kannadasan was the poet Laureate of the Tamil Nadu Government at the time of his death. He wrote an autobiography, titled Vanavasam.

Death

Kannadasan died on 17 October 1981 in Chicago, United States, where he had gone from India to attend a Tamil conference organised by the Tamil Association of Chicago. A house in Sirukootalpatti is now a memorial for the Tamil film music's evergreen favourites. The Kannadasan memorial museum was inaugurated on October 21, 1992.