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Kannadasan

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Kannadasan


Born
in Sirukoodalpatti,Tamilnadu, India
June 24, 1927

Died
October 17, 1981

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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 (English: 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,[1] including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, captioned Arthamulla Indhumatham (English: 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.

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Arthamulla Hindu Matham, Vo...

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Arthamulla Hindu Matham -- ...

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சேரமான் காதலி [Cheramaan ka...

3.84 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions
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வனவாசம் [Vanavaasam]

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Manavasam

3.90 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions
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கடைசிப் பக்கம்

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Ennangal Aayiram

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Anubhava Mozhigal

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Kannan Arulia Bhagavat Geethai

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Sri Krishna Kavasam

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Quotes by Kannadasan  (?)
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“நீ வெற்றிகக்காக போராடும்போது வீண்முயற்ச்சி என்று சொல்லபவர்கள்,நீ வெற்றி பெற்றபின் விடாமுயற்சி என்பார்கள்”
Kannadasan

“ஒன்றே சொல்வார் ஒன்றே செய்வார்
உள்ளத்தில் உள்ளது அமைதி
இன்பத்தில் துன்பம் துன்பத்தில் இன்பம் இறைவன் வகுத்த நியதி...
வரும் துன்பத்தில் இன்பம் பத்தாகும்
இந்த இரண்டு கட்டளை அறிந்த மனதில்
எல்லா நன்மையும் உண்டாகும்
எல்லா நன்மையும் உண்டாகும்”
Kannadasan

“நெருப்பு பாதி நீரும் பாதி நிறைந்ததல்லவோ உலக நீதி”
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