தமிழ் கவிஞர் கண்ணதாசன்
Kannadasan (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of
the greatest and most important writers in the Tamil language. Frequently called Kaviarasu (King of Poets), Kannadasan was
most familiar for his song lyrics in Tamil
films and contributed around 5000
lyrics apart from 6000 poems and 232 books, including
novels, epics, plays, essays, his
most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, captioned 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.
Kannadasan worked in "Thiraioli", a Cine
magazine run by 'Papa' Rama. Thiyagarajan in Rayavaram. Pudukkottai Distt and in
Chennai. He also worked for "Thirumagal" magazine in
Ramachandrapuram, Pudukkottai Distt. M.
Karunanidhi conferred the title
Kavingar to Kannadasan in a public meeting held in Pollachi in 1949.
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