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Balakumaran V
Born July 5, 1946 (age 66)
Pazhamarneri, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Writer, Novelist
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Kamala (1st marriage)
Shanta (2nd marriage)
Balakumaran (born 5 July 1946) is a Tamil writer, author of over 150 novels, 100 short stories, and
dialogue/screenplay writer for over 14 films. He has also contributed to Tamil periodicals such
as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan and Kumudam.
Contents
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1 Novels written
2 Contribution to films
3 Current literary works
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links
Novels written[edit]
Mercury pookkal
Irumbhu kudhiraigal
Krishna Arjunan
Thayumanavanumai
Agalya
Endrenrum anbudan
Udayar
Shenbagathottam
Pani vizhum malar vanam
Kadal neelam
Naan enna solli vittaen
Kadarpaalam
Pey Karumbu
Nigumbalai
Kadalora Kuruvigal
Karaiyora Muthalaigal
Payanigal Kavanikkavum
Thunai
Meettatha Veenai
Vetrilai Kodi
Manja Kaani
Karnanin Kathai
Shakthi
Guru
KatruKondal Kutramillai
En Manathu Thamaraippoo
Kalyana Murungai
Peria Puranak Kathaigal
Kannaadi Koburangal
Katigai
Ammavum 10 Katturaigalum
Manam Uruguthey
Appam Vadai Thayirsatham
Ithuthaan Vayathu Kathalikka
snegamulla singam
yeno theriavillai
kathal aragam
nali mothiram
ean mathil tamarai poo
kathalperuman
Vilvamaram
Marakal
idharkuth thane aasaippattaay Balakumara
Thalaiyanai pookkal
En kanmani thamarai
Contribution to films[edit]
Balakumaran's contribution to films has largely been in the field of screenplay making and dialogue writing.
His skills in crafting the dialogue for any conceivable character are noteworthy inKollywood. List of the films
to which Balakumaran contributed:
Nayakan
Guna
Shenbagathottam
Gentleman
[1]

Kadhalan
Kizhakku Malai
Madangal Aezhu
Ragasiya Police
Baasha
Sivasakthi
Ullaasam
Velai
Jeans
Mugavaree*Kalabakathalan
Vallavan
Manmathan
Thiruvedu
Puthuppettai
Current literary works[edit]
Epic on Rajendra Cholan
Monthly Novels on various themes..
Awards[edit]
Literary Awards won :
Irumbu Kudhiraigal Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiyar Trust Award
Mercury Pookal Illakkiya Sindhanai Awards
Kadarpalam State Award (II Prize) (Short Story Collection)
Sugajeevanam State Award (I Prize) (short story collection)
Cinema Awards Won :
Guna Cinema Express Award
Kaadalan State Award (Best dialogue Writer)
Other Awards :
Honoured with "Sindhanai Chemmal" title (From Lions Club Madras)
Kalaimaamani Award from Government of Tamil Nadu

Sujatha Rangarajan
Sujatha
Born S. Rangarajan
May 3, 1935
Srirangam, Trichy, India
Died February 27, 2008 (aged 72)
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India
Pen name Sujatha
Occupation Engineer, writer, novelist,scriptwriter
Nationality Indian
Period 19352008
Spouse(s) Sujatha Rangarajan
Children Kesava Prasad, Ranga Prasad

www.writersujatha.com
Sujatha (May 3, 1935 February 27, 2008) was the pseudonym of the Tamil writer S. Rangarajan, author
of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems.
He was one of the most popular writers in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in
Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for
a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil
movies.
Contents
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1 Career
2 Biography
o 2.1 Education
o 2.2 Early writings
o 2.3 Engineering career
3 Works
4 Awards
5 Style and influence
6 Interests
7 Contribution to films
8 References
9 External links
Career[edit]
Penning with his wife's name, Sujatha's Tamil literary career spanned more than four decades. An engineer
by profession, he was proficient in the language of technology. Widely read and knowledgeable, he
presented his knowledge in simple Tamil.
His works stood out during a time when Tamil writing was dominated by social/family dramas and historical
novels. His identification with the masses, and his uncanny adoption of their way of talking, behavior,
mindset and slang, helped make him popular across multiple demographic segments.
His popularization of technology was one of his greatest contributions - starting with his Silicon Chip writing
in Dinamani Kadhir and Yen, Yedharku, Eppadi in Junior Vikatan. At one point, his writing was appearing in
numerous Tamil weeklies and journals simultaneously, including Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam, Kungumam,
Kalki and Dhinamani Kadhir. Later he contributed as script/screenplay writer for several Tamil movies. His
notable movies included Vikram,Thiruda Thiruda, Boys and Sivaji. Most of his early novels/stories were
made as movies, including Priya, Gaytri, Karaiyellam Senbagapoo and Anandha Thandavam, among
others.
In addition to the novels, stories, essays he wrote, he helped introduce haiku poetry to Tamil audiences.
Brought up in Srirangam, Trichy, and having spent most of the later part of life in Bangalore, he described
both places vividly in his various writings. Among his popular novels are Pirivom Sandhipom (not related to
the recent movie of the same name), Rathham Ore Niram, andKolaiyudhir Kaalam.
He also immortalized Ganesh-Vasanth - an imaginary advocate pair serving as the main characters in most
of his detective stories. Ganesh is a level-headed, senior advocate and Vasanth is his flirtatious junior
advocate. The Ganesh-Vasanth pair was based on James Hadley Chase's characters, Vic Malloy and his
sidekick.
In his later days he restricted his writing to essays such as Katradhum-Petradhum. He began to spend
more time reading, especially old rare Tamil writings and writings on the latest developments in information
technology and computing.
As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his
tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited, a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As a
writer he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan, Charu Nivedita.
Biography[edit]
Sujatha Rangarajan was born in Triplicane, Chennai but spent his childhood
in Srirangam near Tiruchirapalli under the care of his paternal grandmother owing to his father's frequent
transfers in his job.
Education[edit]
He did his schooling in Srirangam Boys High School, Srirangam. He attended St. Joseph's College, Trichy,
where he was a classmate of Abdul Kalam (who later became the President of India). Sujatha graduated in
the 1954 class with a B.Sc. in Physics (195254). Later he studied engineering in Electronics from
the Madras Institute of Technology. His writing interests were largely inspired by the short stories and
serials published in popular Tamil magazines.
Early writings[edit]
Srirangathu Devathaigal (Angels of Srirangam) is a series of short stories based on incidents in that part of
the world in the 1940s and 50s. Sivaji, a minor magazine from Trichy, published a story during his student
days. His first short story was published in Kumudam magazine in 1962. His Kolaiyuthir Kalam was an
exciting ghost-themed novel.
Engineering career[edit]
He worked first in Civil Aviation Department of Government of India and later for Bharat Electronics
Limited in Bangalore, India before his retirement to Chennai, India, where he lived till his last days. As an
engineer, he was a forward thinker and he was the key person behind the development of the Electronic
Voting Machine in India.
[1]
He initiated the development of advanced word processing before the days of
personal computers.
[citation needed]
....
Works[edit]
Vairangal (Diamonds)
Eppothum Penn (Always a woman) - A Tamil novel influenced by Simone De Beauvoir's The Second
Sex
En Iniya Iyanthira (My Dear Machine) - A science-fiction novel in Tamil involving robots. The novel
features Nila, Ravi, Mano, Jeano - a robo dog. The story is written like everything is happening in 2020
A.D.
Meendum Jeano - a sequel to En Iniya Iyandhira
Sorga Theevu - one of the first science fiction works in Tamil
En? Etharku? Eppadi? - answers to questions by readers, mostly on science
Katrathum Petrathum (I, II & III)
Kolaiyuthir Kalam (roughly translated as The Autumn of Murders) - One of his famous detective novels
in Tamil, that came as a series in Kumudam, featuring Ganesh and Vasanth. It was also made into a
television serial and was aired by Doordarshan's Podhigai channel.
Pirivom Sandhipom - Part I and Part II - A love story set in Tamiraparani which then travels to New
York. Captures a glimpse of an NRI Tamil's life in the early 80s. This novel was later made into a film
called 'Aanandha Thaandavam'.
Nylon Kayiru (Nylon Thread)
Anitha Ilam Manaivi - a crime story
Thoondil Kathaigal - a compilation of short stories
Srirangathu Thevathaigal a series of short stories featuring Sujatha's experiences as a boy, a youth
and a man in Srirangam, depicting incidents when he was staying in his grandmother's house in
Srirangam.
"Kanayazhiyin Kadaisee Pakkangal" - a series of articles in the last pages of the magazine Kanayazhi
Anithavin Kadhalgal
Aaah!
Marina
Pesum Bommaigal
Nirvana Nagaram
Niramatra Vanavil
Adhalinaal Kaadhal Seiveer
Theendum Inbam
Alvargal - Oru Elia Arimugam - a Simple introduction to the Geniuses of first millennium
Kanthalur Vasantha Kumaran kathai- A historic fiction that centers around Raja Raja chozhan empire
"Retham ore Niram"- Set in Pre-Independence period, this novel narrates the story of young man who
wants to take revenge on a British officer who killed his father
The above works are not listed in chronological order.
Awards[edit]
Sujatha received an award from Government of India's National Council for Science and Technology in
1993 for making science accessible to the public through his books, magazine contributions and other
media.
VASWIK Award for Electronic Voting Machine.
Kalaimamani Award from the Tamil Nadu Government.
MYLAPORE Academy award for doordharshan best serial "Mahan Ramanujar".
[2]

Style and influence[edit]
Sujatha was a versatile Tamil writer, with several short stories, novels, poems, plays, screenplays for
movies, articles on popular science and other non-fiction articles, to his credit. Sujatha wrote a number
of sci-fi stories in Tamil and sought to explain science in simple terms to the layman. He would routinely
answer science questions in magazines like Junior Vikatan. His science FAQ has been released as
separate books called En, Etharku, Eppadi and Athisaya Ulagam by Vikatan Publications.
He worked on "Katradhum, Petradhum" in Anantha Vikatan and "Sujatha Bathilgal" in Kumudam and
Kungumam.
Interests[edit]
His interests included archeology, astrophysics, biotechnology, neuroscience, Carnatic music, Tamil
literature, and sociology.
Contribution to films[edit]
He extended his writing skills and expertise from science to movies. The first of these efforts
were Gaayathri and Priya. In Priya, his fictional character Ganesh was played by Rajinikanth. Kamal
Hassan's Vikram was written by him. He penned dialogues for the movie Roja, directed by Maniratnam. In
recent times he has been associated with Mani Ratnam (for Iruvar, Kannathil Muthamittal, Aayitha Ezhuthu,
etc.) and Shankar (for Boys, Anniyan, Indian, Mudhalvan, Sivaji, and Enthiran). He was also a co-producer
for the banner MediaDreams, which went on to produce the critically acclaimed Bharathi, a biopic of the
great Tamil poet Bhaarathiyaar.
He was working on Shankar's Enthiran before he died on February 27, 2008.
References[edit]
1. ^ Tamil writer Sujatha is dead
2. ^ @ NewKerala.Com News, India
External links[edit]
Sujatha - One Hundred Tamils of 20th Century
Sujatha @ Tamil Friends
[1]

Kalki Krishnamurthy
R. Krishnamoorthy

R. Krishnamoorthy
Born September 9, 1899, India
Puthamangalam, nearManalmedu, British India
Died December 5, 1954 (aged 55)
Chennai, India
Pen name
Kalki Tamil:
Occupation journalist, Critic and Writer
Nationality Indian
Education High School
Alma mater National High School, Tiruchi
Period 1921-1954
Genres Tamil historic fiction, Tamil social fiction
Notable work(s) Ponniyin Selvan, Sivagamiyin Sabadham
Notable award(s) Sahitya Akademi Award for Alai Osai
Children Kalki Rajendran
& Anandi Ramachandran

Influences[show]
Kalki (Tamil: ) was the pen name of R. Krishnamurthy (September 9, 1899December 5, 1954), a
noted Tamil freedom fighter, social crusader, novelist, short story writer, journalist, humorist, satirist, travel
writer, script-writer, poet, film & music critic, Indian independence activist and connoisseur of the arts writer
from Tamil Nadu, India. He derived his pen name from the "Kalki avatar", the tenth and last avatar of
the Hindu GodVishnu.
[1]
His writings includes over 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, five novels, three
historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.
Contents
[hide]
1 Early Life
2 Career
3 Novels
4 Bibliography
o 4.1 Historical novels
o 4.2 Social novels (Tamil)
o 4.3 Short stories
o 4.4 Critical work
5 Timeline
6 Honours
7 Death
8 Biographies of Kalki
9 See Also
10 References
11 External links
Early Life[edit]
Krishnamurthy's father was Ramaswamy Aiyar, a poor accountant in Puttamangalam village in the
old Tanjore district of erstwhile Madras Presidency. Krishnamurthy began his primary education in his
village school and later attended National High School in Trichinopoly but quit in 1921, just short of
completion of his Senior School Leaving Certificate, in response to Mahatma Gandhi's 1921 call for non-
cooperation joining the Indian National Congress instead.
[2][3]

Career[edit]
In 1923 he joined as a sub-editor in Navasakthi, a Tamil periodical edited by Tamil scholar and freedom
fighter Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram , popularly known as "Thiru Vi. Ka". Krishnamurthy's first book was
published in 1927. Leaving Navasakthi in 1928, Krishnamurthy stayed with C. Rajagopalachari at the
Gandhi Ashram in Tiruchengode in Salem district and helped him edit Vimochanam, a Tamil journal
devoted to propagating prohibition. In 1931, he was again imprisoned for six months. Next year
Krishnamurthy joined Ananda Vikatan, a humour weekly edited and published by S.S. Vasan.
Krishnamurthy's witty, incisive comments on politics, literature, music and other forms of art were looked
forward to with unceasing interest by readers. He wrote under the pen names of "Kalki", "Ra. Ki", "Tamil
Theni", "Karnatakam" and so on. Vikatan published many of his short stories and nove ls (as serials). In
1941 he left Ananda Vikatan and rejoined the freedom struggle and courted arrest. On his release after
three months he and Sadasivam started Kalki (magazine). He was its editor until his death on December 5,
1954. The success that Krishnamurthy attained in the realm of historical fiction is phenomenal. Sixty years
ago, at a time when the literacy level was low and when the English-educated Tamils looked down on
writings in Tamil, Kalki's circulation touched 71,000 copies - the largest for any weekly in the county then -
when it serialised his historical novels.
Although Kalki's historical romances captured the hearts of thousands of readers, recreating for them the
glorious Tamil life during the periods of Pallavas and Imperial Cholas, critics were divided on their literary
merits. One criticism was that Kalki' s novels dwelt rather overmuch on royalty and not enough on common
people. The sudden twists and turns, which characterised serialised stories, made the stories unrealistic.
There has, however, been a re-appraisal of Kalki, particularly among Marxist critics, in recent years.
Semmalar, the monthly organ of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Association, brought out a special
number to commemorate Kalki's birth centenary. Kalki wrote the script and some lyrics for Meera, an M.S.
Subbulakshmi starrer.
Kalki's contribution to the cause of Tamil music is also noteworthy. He spearheaded a movement that
wanted Carnatic musicians to include more Tamil songs in their concerts and composed a number of
songs. His Tamil translation of Gandhi's autobiography, "My Experiments with Truth", was published as
Satya Sothanai.

Novels[edit]
Kalki considered Alai Osai, which was serialised in Kalki (magazine) in 1948-49 and published as a book in
1963, as his best. The novel won for him the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1956, it has for its
backdrop the freedom struggle and deals with social reforms and politics.
His other social novels include Thyaga Bhoomi (The land of sacrifice) and Kalvanin Kadali (Bandit's
sweetheart), both of which have been filmed. Thyaga Bhoomi, which has the salt satyagraha as its
backdrop, dealt with women's rights and untouchability. It was serialised in Ananda Vikatan, which was
being filmed at the same time, were used as illustration. After a successful run for six weeks, the film,
directed by veteran K. Subramanyam, was banned by the colonial Government on the grounds that it
indirectly aroused the people to fight for freedom. Almost all of Kalki's novels appeared first in the serial
form and only then in the book form.
Parthiban Kanavu and Sivagamiyin Sapatham give a picture of the great Pallava Age of the seventh
century A.D., while Ponniyin Selvan paints the age of the glorious Cholas. Both the periods are a mixture of
many aspects of the history of Tamil Nadu such as that of religions, literature, art and architecture and also
of administration. Kalki had been a keen student of these aspects which he learnt through epigraphic,
inscriptional and numismatic sources and he enriched his novels with all these facts of history. Kalki got
inspiration to write Parthiban Kanavu and Sivagamiyin Sapatham on the seashore of Mahabalipuram, when
he was accompanied by Rasikamani T. K. C. and where he saw thousands and thousands of ships and
boats carrying warriors on one side, and other people, architects, Ayanar, Sivakami, Mahendravarmar and
Mamallar on the other side in his mental vision. They left a deep and lasting impression upon his heart and
only after finishing Sivakamiyin Sabadam, twelve years later.
Kalki had also the genius to classify the historical and non-historical events, historical and non-historical
characters and how much the novel owes to history. In his introduction to Sivakamiyin Sabadam and
conclusion to Ponniyin Selvan, he explains the percentage of fact and fiction. Kalki's interest in history, the
features of his historical novels and the popularity they gained, made others enter this vast and new field
and contribute works of merit.
Bibliography[edit]
Historical novels[edit]
Serial Name Comments
1 Parthiban Kanavu (19411943)
[4]
About Chola Dynasty
2 Sivagamiyin Sapatham (19441946)
[5]
About Pallava Dynasty
3 Ponniyin Selvan (19511954) About Chola Dynasty
4 Solaimalai Ilavarasi (1947) About Independence of India
Social novels (Tamil)[edit]
Kalvanin Kaadhali (1937)
Thiyaga Bhoomi (1938 - 1939)
Magudapathi (1942)
Abalayin kaneer (1947)
Alai Osai (1948)
Devagiyin Kanavan (1950)
Mohini Theevu (1950)
Poiman Karadu (1951)
Punnaivanathu Puli (1952)
Amara Thara (1954)
Short stories[edit]
Serial Name Comments
1
Subhathraiyin
Sagodharan

2 Otrai Roja
This story is about two strangers - a young man and a young woman - who meet on a train
from Tirunelveli to Chennai. The woman is originally from Sri Lanka and the man is from
Madras (now Chennai). They have failed in their respective exams and plan to end their life.
Things take a different turn from here and all ends well.
3
Theepiditha
Kudisaigal

4 Pudhu Ovarsiyar

5 Vasdhadhu Venu

6 Amara Vazhvu

7 Sunduvin Sanyasam

8
Thirudan Magan
Thirudan

9
Imayamalai Engal
Malai

10 Pongumaangkadal

11 Master Medhuvadai

12 Pushpa Pallaaku

13 Prabala Nakchatiram

14 Pithalai Ottiyanam

15 Arunachalathin Aluval

16 Parisil Thurai

17 Susila MA

18 Kamalavin Kalyanam

19 Tharkolai

20 S.S.Menaka

21
Saradhaiyin
Thandhiram

22 Governor Vijayam

23 Kanaiyazhiyin Kanavu

24 Banker Vinayakarao

25 Tiger King
The story revolves around a King whose death at the hands of a tiger had been foretold by
astrologers when he was born. He tries to reverse the fate spelled out for him and the
author uses thinly-veiled satire to walk the reader through the King's attempts which later
prove futile, in a manner that makes them laugh.
26 Punnaivanthupuli

27 Devakiyin kanavan

28 onbathu kulinilam

29 number 888

30
Thiruvazhundhur
sivakozhundhu

31 Zamindar Mahan

32 Mayilak kalai

33 Rnagathurkam Raja

34 Idintha kottai

35 Mayilvizhi maan

36 Thappili cup

37 Kethariyin Thaayar

38
Gandhimadhiyin
kadalan

39
Srikandhan
punarjenmam

40 Paladaindha Bangala

Critical work[edit]
Kalki was also a film and music critic who wrote under the pseudonym Karnatakam.
[citation needed]
He also
penned many songs and lyrics, most of which were adapted into Carnatic Music.
[citation needed]

Timeline[edit]
In 1899, R.Krishnamurthy(Kalki) was born at Puthamangalam in the Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu.
His father's name is Ramaswamy Aiyar and his mother's name is Thaiyal Nayagi. The name Kalki was
his pen name.
In 1917, he started his school career in Aiyaasamy Aiyar Primary school.He continued his studies in a
secondary school in Trichy.
In 1921, he joined Mahatma Gandhi's Non-Cooperation movement sacrificing his school career.
In 1922, he faced imprisonment for participating in the freedom struggle. He spent one year in jail.He
got the friendship of Sadasivam and C. Rajagopalachari(Rajaji).
In 1923, he joined as a sub-editor in Thiru.Vi.Ka's 'Navasakthi', a Tamil magazine.
In 1924, he got married to Rukmani. He later settled in Chennai.
In 1927, he wrote a short story 'Saradhaiyin Thanthiram'.
In 1928, he resigned from the post of sub-editor in 'Navasakthi'.
In 1929, he joined Rajaji's 'Vimochanam', a Tamil journal.
In 1930, he faced imprisonment for the second time for six months.
In 1931, he joined as an editor in the magazine Ananda Vikatan.
In 1937, he wrote his first novel 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and published it in Ananda Vikatan.
In 1939, he wrote his first screenplay for the Tamil movie 'Thayaga Boomi'. The film attained a huge
success eventhough it was banned by the British Government.
In 1941, he started his own magazine Kalki (magazine) after he left Ananda Vikatan. He was arrested
for the third time and spent three months in jail. His first historical novel Parthiban Kanavuwas also
published in the same year.
In 1944, he wrote Sivagamiyin Sapatham.
In 1945, he wrote lyrics for the Tamil movie Meera (1945 film).
In 1948, he wrote the novel 'Alai Osai' for which he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi
Award posthumously.
In 1950, he started to write the historical novel Ponniyin Selvan and published it in his own
magazine Kalki (magazine). He finished the novel nearly after a period of three years and six months.
He visited Sri Lanka three times to learn some information to write this novel.
In 1954, R.Krishnamurthy(also known as Kalki) died. A great soul left this world.
Honours[edit]
The release of a postage stamp in honour of Kalki was among the highlights of the centenary
celebrations. Government of Tamil Nadu announced the nationalisation of Kalki's works, this will enable
publishers to come out with reprints of his works.
Death[edit]
Kalki died in Chennai on 05 December 1954 aged 55 years by tuberculosis.
Biographies of Kalki[edit]
Ponniyin Puthalvar by Sunda, Vanathi Pathipagam
[full citation needed]

Amarar Kalki by Anusha Venkatesh, The Avenue Press
Oray Roja
[full citation needed]

See Also[edit]
Kalki (magazine)
Ponniyin Selvan
Parthiban Kanavu
Sivagamiyin Sapatham
References[edit]
1. ^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms : 13,000 assumed names and their origins (5 ed.).
Jefferson, North Carolina: Macfarland. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-7864-4373-4. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
2. ^ Viswanathan, S. (9 Oct 1999). "Renaissance man". Frontline. The Hindu group. Retrieved 14
April 2013.
3. ^ Anandhi, K. (Undated). "Kalki - the man behind the legend : An intimate portrait by his daughter K
Anandhi". ChennaiBest.com. Indias-Best.Com Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
4. ^ Vaiko (March 2009). "' ' "
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Glory festival Delhi 21.12.2007]. Literary (in Tamil). Chennai: Marumalarchi DMK.

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Indra Soundar Rajan
Indra Soundar Rajan
Born Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Author
Nationality Indian
Genres Mystery, Ghost story,Supernatural Thrillers
Indra Soundar Rajan (Tamil: , born. 13 November 1958) is the pen
name of P. Soundar Rajan, a well-known Tamilauthor of short stories, novels, television serials, and
screenplays. He lives in Madurai.
[1]

He is something of an expert on South Indian Hindu traditions and mythological lore. His stories typically
deal with cases of supernatural occurrence, divine intervention, reincarnation, and ghosts, and are often
based on or inspired by true stories reported from various locales around the state of Tamil Nadu.
[2]

Two or three of his novels are published every month in publications such as Crime Story and Today Crime
News.
Contents
[hide]
1 Selected works
o 1.1 Fiction
2 Television Serials
3 Screenplays
4 References
Selected works[edit]
Fiction[edit]
Enge en kannan
Kallukkul Pugundha Uyir
Neelakkal Modiram
Sornajaalam
Unnai Kaivitamaatten
Nandi Ragasiyam
Sadhiyai Sandippom"
Thevarkoyil Roja
Maya Vizhigal
Mayamaaga Pogirargal
Thulli Varuguthu
Naagapansami
Kan Simittum Ratthinakkal
Thangakkaatu
Kaatru Kaatru Uyir
Thoda Thoda Thangam
Anchu Vazhi Munnu Vaasal
Ush!
Mahadeva Ragasiyam
Sutri Sutri Varuven
Kattray Varuven
Kottaippuratthu Veedu
Ragaisyamaai Oru Ragasiyam
Sivajayam
Thitti Vaasal Marmam
Vairabommai
Kaadhal Kuttavaali
Krishna Thandhiram
Penmanam
Pen Ulavaali
Jeeva En Jeeva
Sorna Regai
Vittu Vidu Karuppa (Marmadesam - Vidaathu Karuppu)
Iyandira Paravai
Vaanathu Manidhargal
Rudra Veenai, Part 1, 2, 3 & 4
Vikrama Vikrama, Part 1 & 2
Kannigal Ezhupaer
Ayiram Arivaal Kottai
Thedathe Tholaindu Poevaai 1 & 2
Sivamayam, Part 1 & 12
Mandira Viral
Naan Ramasheshan Vanthuruken
Olivatharku Idamillai
Athu Mattum Ragasiyam
Pallavan Pandiyan Baskaran
Melae Uyarae Uchiyilae, Part 1 & 2
naaga padai
mayamai sillar
maya vanam
Ranga neadhi
APPAVAIN ATHMA
SITHA RAGASIAYAM
KATRODU ORU YUTHAM
Naaga PADAI
Naaga vanam(YET TO BE RELEASE)
asura jhathagam
Television Serials[edit]
Yen Peyar Ranganayaki
Sivamayam
Rudra Veenai
Vidathu Karuppu
Marmadesam - Ragasiyam, Vidathu Karappu(Karuppu Never Spare), Sorna Regai(Golden Palmlines),
Iyanthira Paravai and Vaanathu Manitharkal)
Maayavettai
Sorna Regai
Ethuvum nadhakum (Vaanathu Manitharghal novel)
Krishnadasi
Yamirukka Bayamen (Vijay TV)
Atthi pookal suntv
Rudhram Jaya tv
Pugunda Veedu Zee Tamil Tv
Nagamma Sun TV
Screenplays[edit]
Sringaram, Dance of Love
anandha purathu veedu,Ghost house
References[edit]
1. ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M 1. Sakitya Akademi.
p. 472. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
2. ^ Chakravarthy, Pritham (2008). The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction. Chennai,
India: Blaft Publications. p. 178. ISBN 978-81-906056-0-1.

Jayakanthan
Jayakanthan (Tamil: ) (born April 24, 1934) is
a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic.

Jayakanthan
Contents
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1 Biography
o 1.1 Critics
2 Works of Jayakanthan
o 2.1 Autobiographical
o 2.2 Biographical
o 2.3 Novels and novelettes
o 2.4 Movie adaptations
o 2.5 Short stories
o 2.6 Essays
3 Awards
4 Notable quotes
5 External links
Biography[edit]
Jayakanthan was born in 1934 in a family of agriculturists in Cuddalore, in the South Arcot district of Tamil
Nadu. He quit school after completing grade 3 education. He was then considered a problematic child. He
was close to his mother and grandfather. He had a rocky relationship with his father. Unable to bear the
harsh treatment meted out to him at home and in the village, he ran away from home at the age of 12
to Villupuram. There, he grew up under the aegis of his uncle from whom he imbibed communist ideologies
and was also introduced to the works of Subramanya Bharathy. At this stage, his mother took him to
Chennai and requested a friend/family member associated with Communist Party of India (CPI) to bring
some sense to him for she was frustrated that he was a school dropout. It was here where Jayakanthan
first worked as a minion in the CPI party office. Jayakanthan has written a lot about his days in the office
and seems to cherish his boyhood days there. During this period, he became acquainted with some great
CPI leaders of Tamil Nadu such as Mr. Jeeva Jeevanandam and Mr. Baladandayutham and many others.
Thus, the CPI office in Chennai became his primary school, the members of the communist party his
immediate family.
Jayakanthan grew up listening to the discussions of these leftists during his formative years. It can be seen
that this had a serious impact on his outlook and literary works. Jayakanthan once wrote that Mr. Jeeva
was horrified to read his Tamil with full of grammar mistakes. This led to Jeeva offering the fee needed for
proper education under a Tamil pandit. Thus he learned proper Tamil from a pandit. Later he moved
around in various jobs forced by circumstances. He worked in the party's printing press and spent his
evenings selling the magazine JanaSakthi on street corners. But in 1949, unexpected political
developments resulted in extreme restrictions on the activities of the CPI. Jayakanthan was forced to work
in a shoe shop in Thanjavur for a short period of time, after which he came back to Chennai. This period
was an important phase for Jayakanthan as he found more time to think and read. During this period, the
CPI also was eclipsed by the emergence of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the DK, whom
Jayakanthan termed "fascists".
Internal rifts within the CPI and his difference of opinion on many political issues forced him to gradually
withdraw from CPI and active politics. His frustration with CPI can be seen through his short story
"Karungali" (The traitor). Equally he broke ranks with his fellow Tamil writers in opposing E.V. Ramasamy
(Periyar) (a noted rationalist movement leader in Tamil Nadu) and his view of brahminism in Tamil Nadu.
Only a personality like Jayakanthan who could have the courage and wisdom to oppose Mr. E.V.
Ramasamy openly in a public forum. Jayakanthan was greatly praised for his public speech in Tiruchi.
Before this, he also tested waters in other political philosophies including Congress. He was fascinated with
the former Chief Minister and Congress party leaderKamaraj and briefly served as a member of that party
and actively compaigned for him and his party members during election time.He worked as a editor of two
politicized daily journals "Jaya berighai" and "Jaya kodi" in leanings towards Congress party in later 60's He
also served as the editor of "Nava-Shakthi" a daily with leanings towards Congress party philosophy.
Jayakanthan himself has accepted that he had no patience to do a systematic research and do a complete
work. It was this lack of scholarly approach to his work led to more short stories than fiction writing. It was
only later he matured enough to write fictions. Once Jayakanthan wrote that all his true friends lived in
Soviet Russia. Of course Russia loved it and invited him as a state guest and gave him a "Nehru literary
award".
Jayakanthan started his literary work at a young age. He started writing from around 1953 in Tamil
magazines such as Saraswathi, Thamarai, Grama Uzhiyan and Anantha Vikatan. He called himself "the
first Tamil writer to earn a living by writing". He went on to become one of the most prolific and powerful
Tamil writers of the twentieth century. He also had a stint in Tamil Cinema and tried his hand at making
films. He made a film based on his novel, Unnaippol Oruvan, which became the first Tamil film to get an
award at the national level in India. It was awarded the President's award (third prize) in "The Best
Regional film" category . It was then that he developed a relationship with a stage actress. Jayakanthan
was already married to his uncle's daughter. This chapter in his life was fictionalized in the novel Oru
Nadigai Naadagam Paarkkiral(An actress witnesses a play).
His stories are vivid portrayals of life as he sees them and they embrace humanity as a whole. His later
works also witnessed a strong dose of his philosophical musings.Despite not having formal education,
Jeyakanthan has a great knowledge on wide variety of subjects.He is one of the renowned speakers of
Tamil Nadu who could give soul stirring speeches.He has changed his views, changed his ideologies
based on his life experiences,however he has never made any kind of compromises when it comes to his
writing and thinking and has led a respectful life of integrity. He is considered as one of the most influential
writers Tamil Literature has ever produced.

Critics[edit]
Jayakanthan is infamously known for his arrogance and his multi-dimensional personality. Significantly, his
personality became ideal characters of a writermany movies and writers later adopted such characters
as protagonists for their creations.
Works of Jayakanthan[edit]
Autobiographical[edit]
Oar Ilakkiyavaadhiyin Arasiyal AnubavangaL Oct 1974
Oru Ilakkiyavaadhiyin Kalaiyulaka AnubavangaL Sep 1980 L
Biographical[edit]
Vazhavaikka Vandha Gandhi 1973 (Translation of Romain Rolland's French biography of Gandhi)
Oru Kadhasiriyarin Kadhai May 1989 ( Life of Munshi Premchand )
Novels and novelettes[edit]
Name Release Date
Vazhkkai Azhaikkiradhu Aug 1957
Kaivilangu Jan 1961
Yarukkaga Azhuthan Feb 1962
Brahma Upadhesam May 1963
Piralayam Aug 1965
Karunaiyinal Alla Nov 1965
Parisukkup Po! Dec 1966
Kokila Enna Seythu Vittaal? Nov 1967
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal Jun 1970
Oru Nadigai Naadagam Paarkkiral Jan 1971
Oru Manidhan Oru Vidu Oru Ulagam Apr 1973
Jaya Jaya Sankara... Sep 1977
Gangai Engey PogiraaL Dec 1978
Oru Kudumbaththil Nadakkirathu Jan 1979
Pavam, Ival Oru Paapathi! Mar 1979
Engengu Kaaninum May 1979
oorukku Nooru Per Jun 1979
Karikkodugal Jul 1979 N
Moongil Kaattunile Sep 1979
Oru Manidhanum Sila Erumaimaadugalum Dec 1979
Ovvoru Kooraikkum Kizhe Jan 1980
Paattimaargallum Peththimaargalum Apr 1980
Appuvukku Appa Sonna Kadhaigal Aug 1980
Indha Neraththil ival 1980
Kaaththirukka Oruththi Sep 1980
Kaaru Apr 1981
Ayudha Poosai Mar 1982
Sundhara Kaandam Sep 1982
Isvara Alla Tere Naam Jan 1983
O, America! Feb 1983
Illaadhavargal Feb 1983
Idhaya Ranikalum Ispedu Raajakkalum Jul 1983
Katru VeLiyinile Apr 1984
Kazhuththil Vizhundha Maalai Sep 1984
Andha Akkaavaiththedi Oct 1985
Innum Oru Pennin Kadhai Jul 1986
Rishimoolam Sep 1965
cinemavukkup Pona siththaal Sep 1972
Unnaippol Oruvan Oct 1989
arputham 2008
Movie adaptations[edit]
oru nadigai nadagam parkiral
Yaarukkaga azhudhaan
Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
cinemavukkup Pona siththaal
Short stories[edit]
Oru Pidi Soru Sep 1958
Inippum Karippum Aug 1960
Dhevan VaruvaarA 1961
Maalai Mayakkam Jan 1962
Yugasandhi Oct 1963
Unmai Sudum Sep 1964
Pudhiya Vaarppukal Apr 1965
Suyadharisanam Apr 1967
Irandha Kaalangal Feb 1969
Gurupeedam Oct 1971
Chakkaram Nirpathillai Feb 1975
Pugai Naduvinile... Dec 1990
Sumaithaangi
Kansimittum Vinmeengal
Naan Irukkiren, July 23, 2000
Illathathu Ethu, Aug 20, 200
Poo Uthirum, Aug 27, 2000
Thuravu, Sep 24, 2000
Pommai, Oct 08, 2000
Irandu Kuzhanthaigal, Dec 03, 2000
Yanthiram, Mar 04, 2001
Kuraip Piravi, Apr 07, 2001
Sattai
Essays[edit]
Bharathi Paadam
Imayaththukku Appaal
Awards[edit]
2009 -'Padma Bhushan' -very first time for Tamil Literature was given to Mr.D.Jayakanthan.
2002 - Jnanpith Award: The 2002 Jnanpith Award was announced for D. Jayakanthan. His works
were described as one that delicately unveiled every depth of human emotion and equations.
Announcing the award, L. M. Singhvi said "He has not only enriched the high traditions of literary
traditions of Tamil language but has also made outstanding contribution towards the shaping of Indian
literature. His literature presents a deep and sensitive understanding of complex human nature and is
an authentic and vivid index of Indian reality." (The Hindu)
1996 - Fellow of Sahitya Akademi (Sahitya Akademi)
1972 - Sahitya Akademi Award: He was awarded Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 for his work on
Tamil novel Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal. (Sahitya Akademi)
"2011-Order of Friendship Russia has announced
Notable quotes[edit]
There was a time when I numbered among my close friends rickshaw- drivers, prostitutes, rowdies,
pickpockets and cigarette-butt scavengers. Perhaps because of that fact I can never work up disgust
towards their kind. There is a sense of involvement among them. Sometimes I even wonder whether I
wouldn't have been happier if I had decided to live among them as one of the family. Truly, an
attraction for their life came to be planted in my youthful mind . . . There is in the life of such people a
flaming passion, a liveliness, and truth!
They hold a notion that I have all along been writing about people of the lower strata. But haven't I
really been writing about high level people among the so-called lower strata. Who belongs to the
higher strata and who to the lower strata? That cannot be determined by their position or by their place
of living. It is by how they are - how they live - that a determination should be made.
However lowly and decadent are the matters that I have to take up broadly for depiction in my story, I
tend to place special emphasis on whatever is elevating and meaningful for life embedded in them.
And thus I sing of the glory of life
T.Jeyakantan - Life and Works
Jayakanthan Page - With photos and other info
Collection of Short Stories of Jayakanthan - Part-1 and Part-2 at Project Madurai, a free Tamil e-
text collection project
Jayakanthan @ Tamil Friends
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Charu Nivedita

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Charu Nivedita
Born K. Arivazhagan
Nagore, Tamil Nadu, India
Pen name Charu Nivedita
Occupation writer, novelist, scriptwriter
Nationality Indian
Spouse(s) Avanthika

www.charuonline.com
Charu Nivedita (Tamil: ) is a Tamil writer. He began writing at young age, and since
then, has traversed the road less travelled, for over 35 years. He lives in Chennai. He introduced the
literary genre Autofiction in India.He writes column in many leading English Daily Deccan Chronicle.
Contents
[hide]
1 Career
2 Publications
o 2.1 Novels
o 2.2 Short stories
o 2.3 Articles
o 2.4 Play
o 2.5 Literary review
o 2.6 Movie review
o 2.7 Political essay
o 2.8 Interview
3 Accolades
4 Filmography
5 Reviews
6 References
7 External links
Career[edit]
His first novel is Existentialismum Fancy Baniyanum. It had an entirely different way of storytelling that
shattered the cultural beliefs
[citation needed]
about the body and mind, considered until then a taboo. It was about
how a young man overcomes the angst of his life through his writings. The emergency regime which
affected the Indian life in the seventies and the lives of a few friends which were sacrificed in the
NAXALITE movement and the French existential thought were the key factors which made him to write this
novel.Presently he is writing column "Manam Kothi Paravai" in a Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan .
His next novel, his Magnum Opus Zero Degree is considered to be one of the best in transgressive fiction,
as it completely transformed what is termed as taboo. It had also been reviewed by various magazines
like tehelka.
His next novel Raasa Leela proved to be a satire on governmental red tape-ism and the nuances of the
novel successfully portray pragmatically the cry of a man lost amidst the numerous, colossal walls and
pillars of the labyrinth that the system has created, his agony and his thirst to break the shackles.
Charu Nivedita wrote his next novel Kaamarooba Kadhaigal as an internet novel. He says thus about the
novel: "Lust is a celebration; at the same time, it's a hell where cruel dreams are executed. This is the first
time conflicting thoughts emerged in my works. There cannot be any sort of parody towards such thoughts,
as it is not possible to do so when these thoughts emerge from the man-woman relationship which
becomes more psychological than in any other context. I can say, this is the continuation of the Greek
pathos plays created 2500 years ago. According to me, it appears that this novel talks about the bestiality
in a man-woman relationship. We can trace the roots back to the Greek epics and Marquis De
Sade's works. Euripides Medea's blood-chilling ululation can be very well sensed in the near end of this
novel."
He also adds, "While writing this novel, there was a crowd of young, beautiful women around me. But I
experienced loneliness and emptiness to the core. On the contrary, in spite of living like a recluse currently,
I do not experience emptiness now. The philistine crowd can never enter the world of a creator. They are
like shells and bones without life inside them. Loneliness and other such feelings are absolutely impossible
in the life of a man who traces his roots back to the numerous artists the world has seen so far. It is at this
point that my autobiographical writing differs from my life, however similar they both may be. What the
protagonist Perumal attains in this novel, is bitterness and when he is able to overcome the bitterness
through his writing, he attains the state of bliss."
Charu Nivedita has also written numerous articles on various topics such as politics, literature,
music, cinema, post-modernism, general human beliefs and many more. His essays, articles and novels
have the satirical parody towards being a goat in the herd, and they convey the message of humanism,
peace and harmony, as an ultimate goal in life. He is a social activist too, having participated in various
movements and protests against the governmental oppression in the neighboring state Kerala where his
writings are more popular than his native Tamil Nadu state and has represented the people in doing so. His
latest Novel Exile was promoted in YouTube as a promo trailer.This is the first time a Tamil Novel got
promoted through YouTube and other Social Media Websites by his readers group and fans.
Exile Novel released on December 6, 2011 at Kamarajar Arangam,Chennai.The Novel Released by film
lyricist Vaali.
Publications[edit]
Novels[edit]
1. Existantialisamum Fancy Baniyanum (
)
2. Zero degree ( ) - Tamil / English / French
3. Kaamarooba kadhaigal ( )
4. Thegam - (English version will be released soon)
5. Rasaleela - (English version will be released soon)
6. Exile - (English/French will be released soon)
Short stories[edit]
1. NaNo
2. Madumitha Sonna Pambu Kadhaigal ( )
3. Oorin miga azhagaana Pen - Translated short stories from world Literature (
- )
4. Book of Fuzus
5. Thirilokpuri
6. MUL
7. Morgue Keeper
8. Diabolically Yours in Exotic Gothic 5, Vol. II
Articles[edit]
1. Kalagam Kaadhal Isai ( )
2. Konal Pakkangal ( )
3. Konal Pakkangal II ( II)
4. Konal Pakkangal III ( III)
5. Yenakku Kuzhandhaigalai Pidikadhu ( )
6. Kadavulum Nanum ( )
7. Thappu Thalangal ( )
8. Theeraakaadhali ( )
9. Varambu Meeriya Pradhigal ( )
10. Dhisai Ariyum Paravaigal ( )
11. Moodupani Saalai ( )
12. Vaazhvadhu eppadi ( ?)
13. Ketta vaarththai ( )
14. Malaavi endroru Desam ( )
15. Arugil Varaadhey ( )
16. Kanavugalin mozhipeyarppaalan ( )
17. Manamkoththi paravai ( )
Play[edit]
1. Rendaam aattam ( )
Literary review[edit]
1. Dhandeyin Siruththai ( )
Movie review[edit]
1. Cinema: Alainthuthiribavanin Azhagiyal (: )
2. Cinema Cinema ( )
3. Naragaththilirundhu oru kural ( )
4. Kanavugalin Nadanam ( )
Political essay[edit]
1. Azaadhi Azaadhi Azaadhi ( )
2. Adhigaaram Amaidhi Sudhanthiram ( )
Interview[edit]
1. Ozhunginmaiyin Veriyaattam ( )
Accolades[edit]
Ceremony Award Category Nominee
California State
University
"Zero Degree English version was added as a text book in Modern Asian
Classics"

Charu
Nivedita
Filmography[edit]
Year Film Language Notes
2011 Yuddham Sei Tamil Guest Appearance
Reviews[edit]
Zero Degree book review in Tehelka magazine
References[edit]
YouTube EXILE novel promo
charuonline.com
My novel was treated like a song of freedom: Charunivedita
Herzog & Kinski - Reference about Charu
Mario Vargas Llosa - Tribute to Charu
Morgue Keeper - Charu Nivedita's story in Tehelka

Sivasankari
Sivasankari (born October 14, 1942) is a popular Tamil writer and activist. She is one of the four Tamil writers
asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of theSouth Asian article on
Sivashankari
Contents
[hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Notes
4 Exteranal links
Early life[edit]
Sivasankari was born in Madras in a Tamil Brahmin (Iyer) family.
[1][clarification needed]

Career[edit]
One of her novels was made into the film 47 Natkal (1981) directed by K. Balachander and
starred Chiranjeevi and Jayaprada. She is author of the novel, which was made into a TV series called
as Subah on Doordarshan in 1987.
Notes[edit]
1. ^ " ". Kumudam (in Tamil). July 15, 2009. p. 112.
Exteranal links[edit]
http://www.sivasankari.com/
Library of Congress page on Sivasankari
Woman of the Week,The hindu March 25, 2006

Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu

Born Vairamuthu Ramasaamy
July 13, 1953 (age 59)
Vadugapatti, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Pen name Kaviyarasu
Kaviperarasu
Occupation Poet
Lyricist
Nationality Indian
Notable work(s)
Kallikaattu Ithihaasam
Karuvaachi Kaaviyam
Spouse(s) Ponmani Vairamuthu
Children Madhan Karki Vairamuthu
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu (Tamil: ; born Vairamuthu Ramaswamy on 13 July 1953) is
an Indian Tamil poet and lyricist.
Debuting in the film Nizhalgal (1980) with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about
5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009.
[1]
His partnership with Academy Award Winning composer A.
R. Rahman has resulted in critical praise, awards, and box office hits.
He was awarded the National Film Award six times for Best Lyricist, the most by any Indian lyricist. He is a
recipient of Kalaimamani, while also winning awards from the Government of Tamil Nadu for his
contribution to Tamil literature.
Contents
[hide]
1 Early life and education
2 Notable works
3 Other languages
4 Other work
5 Awards and recognition
6 Partial filmography
7 References
8 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Vairamuthu was born to Ramaswamythevar and Angammal of Mettur in a middle-class family. When he
was four, the village gave way to Vaigai Damand the family moved to Vadugapatti village, community
in Theni near Periyakulam.

I loved and enjoyed, growing Tamil movements of the time, the sweet Tamil of Anna, thoughts of Periyar, the
poetic Tamil of Karunanidhi, the influence of great poets like Bharathiyar and Bharathidasan encouraged me
to write poems even when I was just ten. I was brought up in a lower middle class Tamil family with the usual
poverty, hopes and frustrations peculiar to a Tamil youth. One thing I would like to mention about my younger
days. I had a conviction that I was born to serve the Tamil language and it would come within my spell. An
unknown voice urged me to go wherever my love for Tamil takes me

.
The ambience of the village is said to have inspired him to write poems. According to him, Tamil and
Rationalist movements of the sixties stimulated his poetic zeal. The speeches of Periyar & Anna, the
writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan andKannadasan and
the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. At the age of fourteen, he was inspired
by Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural to write a venba compilation of poetry, strictly adhering to the yappu grammar
rules of Tamil poetry.
He joined Pachaiyappa's college in Chennai where he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet. While
in his second year of B. A. and barely nineteen years of age, Vairamuthu published his maiden
anthology Vaigarai Megangal. It was prescribed for study in Women's Christian College. Thus, he achieved
the distinction of a student poet whose work was taken into curriculum while he was still a student.

The one that was first published was the poem that the Editor of the Pachaippan College Students Journal,
Then Mazhai, sought from me. Then I was twenty. It was a viruththam type of poem titled iLa nenjin Ekkam
(the yearning of a young heart), published in 1970, Poems are molded by times. A poet of Sangam period had

no scientific material to present. He had the opportunity to write on nature. Kamban centered his poems on
Bhakthi or devotion to God. It was the basis for that period. The struggle for independence provided the
material for Bharathi. His works were molded by that period. Poets after Sangam literature, Kamban, Bharathi
and Bharathidasan and after the ascendancy of the movement to hold the Tamil flag aloft, you cannot ignore
the impact of contemporary education and knowledge, and science in his works. This is the age of science.
Hence the poets of the period have necessarily to sound the voice of science. As the air fills a vacuum, I strive
to fill my poems appropriately
[2]

His second work, Thiruththi Yezhudhiya Theerppugal, in pudhu kavidhai (free verse) form was published in
1979. He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal.

Poetry satisfies you always. A movie lyric does that now and then. A poem is a creation inspired by the feeling
that is poetry. The one that affects me, the one that prompts me to write, the one emotion that I have
experienced; that alone is poetry. A movie song is different. Emotions that are experienced by a character,
which are not real, gets into me and writes with that which is real within me and comes out as a lyric. Most of
the times, it may not be my real feelings. I write the lyric for a drunkard to sing. In the song, he is under
compulsion to justify drinking. That is the nature of that character. That view may not be acceptable to me. It
is the demand of the character in the movie. The case of Sita's abduction by Ravanan could not be acceptable
to Kamban. If he hadn't brought out the acceptable fact that Ravanan abducted Sita, he would have distorted
the epic. Likewise, I present emotions not acceptable in a song. Hence poetry always satisfies me and movie
lyric whenever it reflects emotions, is acceptable to me

.
[3]

Notable works[edit]
On the literature front, his notable works include Innoru Desiya Geetham, Indha Pookkal Virppanai-
kkalla, Sigarangalai nOkki, Villodu Vaa Nilave and many others numbering to 30. He has also introduced
some foreign poets and their works to Tamil in his Ella Nadhiyilum En Odum. Some of his works are
translated into Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The trend continues as hundreds of his film lyrics are
translated into Hindi.
Thanner Thesam
This work is about the 'sea odyssey'. Kalaivannan is the hero; Tamilroja is the heroine. A lot of scientific
facts about the sea, water, and the universe are sown in this modern poetry(pudhukk kavidhai). The work
depicts the adventure of fishermen's life at sea. "read".
Kallikattu Idhihasam
Kallikkattu Edhihasam (the epic of Kallikkadu, in literal translation) is one of his novels. It tells the agonising
tale of a marginal farmer of a riverbed region of the Theni belt in southern Tamil Nadu. Kallikattu Ithikasam"
- a confluence of various emotions like sadness, sufferings and depressioncrammed his mind for more
than four decades. Finally, when it exploded, the natives of `Kallikadugal' found their biographies in the
book. But with a silver lining. The novel won him the Sahitya Akademi award for Best Literary Work in
2003.
Karuvachi Kaaviyam
This depicts powerfully the facets of rural life in a remote corner of our State, was serialized in a popular
regional weekly, Ananda Vikatan and won accolades. Owing to its huge popularity, the series was released
as a novel
Sirpiye Unnai Sedhukukiraen
A powerful book says about the good mannerism of life and personality development, self control,aim of
life, and each and every part that makes a complete man.
Iduvarai Naan
This is an autobiography written at the age of 28.
Other languages[edit]
On 2003, His selected versions of 58 Poems were translated in english by Balan Menon and were released
as a book "A drop in Search of the Ocean: Best Poems of Vairamuthu". And which was also translated into
Hindi Version Bindu Sindhu Ki Oar
[4]

Other work[edit]
He is the Tamil Nadu President of Indo-Russian Friendship Society. At the invitation of the Russian
Government, Vairamuthu has visited Russia to participate in an Indian cultural event in 1987. In response
to invitations of various Tamil groups, he visited the U.S.A, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong
Kong, China, Singapore, Malayasia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
His works have the underlying themes of humanism transcending barriers of space and race. He opened
Tamil schools in Bangkok, Canada and Hong Kong promoting Tamil children living there to develop an
interest in learning the language.
In 2009, his own album was released in a village in Tiruppur district. This album fully mentioned human
activity and death far.
Awards and recognition[edit]
Vairamuthu holds the record of winning maximum number of National Film Award for Best Lyrics (six
times). He is also a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. The "Tamil Development Society of
Madras" conferred on him the title of Kaviyarasu in 1986. His Kaviraajan Kavidhai narrating Subramanya
Bharathi's life in Pudhu Kavidhai earned him the Bharathi Literature Prize.
Year Award Work Film(s) Notes
1981
Tamil Nadu State Film
Award

Alaigal Oivathillai

1986 National Film Award "Poongkaathu Thirumbuma" Mudhal Mariyathai

1990 Kalaimamani
Awarded by the Government of
Tamil Nadu
1993 National Film Award "Chinna Chinna Aasai" Roja

1995 National Film Award
"Poralae Ponnuthayi",
"Uyirum Neeye"
Karuththamma, Pavithra

1995
Award

Karuththamma

1996
Award

Muthu, Bombay

"Mudhal Murai
Killipparthaein"
Sangamam

2000
Award

Sangamam

2003 Padmashri
India's fourth highest civilian
honour
2003 National Film Award All Songs Kannathil Muthamittal

2006
Award

Anniyan

2008
Award

Periyar

"Kallikkaattil Perandha
Thaayae"
Thenmerku
Paruvakaatru

2012 National Film Award "Sara sara saara kaathu" Vaagai Sooda Vaa

Partial filmography[edit]
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Yamuna (2012)
Kadal (2013)
Neerparavai (2012)
Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011)
Enthiran (2010)
Raavanan (2010)
Asal (2009)
Modhi Vilayadu (2009)
Sivappu Mazhai (2009)
Ananda Tandavam (2009)
Ayan (2009)
Dasavatharam (2008)
Sivaji:The Boss (2007)
Mozhi (2007)
Guru (2007)
Varalaru (2006)
Anniyan (2006)
Ullam Ketkumae (2005)
Chellamae (2004)
Attahasam (2004)
Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004)
Vasool Raja MBBS (2004)
Anbe Sivam (2003)
Iyarkai (2003)
Youth (2002)
Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Villain (2002)
Gemini (2002)
Povellam un Vasam (2001)
Majnu (2001)
Shahjahan (2001)
Citizen (2001)
Kushi (2000)
Rhythm (2000)
Aalavandhan (2000)
Mugavaree (2000)
Alaipayuthey (2000)
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
Paarthen Rasithen (2000)
Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999)
Vaali (1999)
Amarkalam (1999)
Mudhalvan (1999)
Padayappa (1999)
Sangamam (1999)
Jodi (1999)
Nilaave Vaa (1998)
Kadhal Mannan (1998)
Jeans (1998)
Iruvar (1997)
Indian (1996)
Muthu (1995)
Indira (1995)
Basha (1995)
Karuthamma (1994)
Kadhalan (1994)
Pavithra (1994)
Duet (1994)
Pudhiya Mugam (1993)
Gentleman (1993)
Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993)
Kodi Parakuthu(1989)
Vedham Pudhithu (1987)
Punnagai Mannan (1986)
Mudhal Mariyathai (1985)
Ninaivellam Nithya (1982)
Nizhalgal (1980)
References[edit]
1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adBZ9aEqKNU
2. ^ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html
3. ^ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/index1.html
4. ^ "A poet, first and foremost". The hindu. 14-sep-2003.
Vairamuthu's Thanner Thesam at MaduraiProject
Library of Congress New Delhi Office
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Jeyamohan

Jeyamohan

Born 22 April 1962
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
Occupation Novelist, short story writer,Literary Critic, essayist
Language Tamil, Malayalam
Nationality Indian
Period 1985present
Genres Fiction, Non-fiction,
Subjects Indian Philosophy, Literature, History
Notable work(s) Vishnupuram
Pin Thodarum Nizhalin Kural
Kotravai
Kaadu
Naveena Thamizhilakkiya Arimugam
Spouse(s) Arunmozhi Nangai
Children Ajithan, Chaitanya

www.jeyamohan.in
B. Jeyamohan (Tamil: ) or Jayamohan (b.22 April 1962) is a
noted Tamil and Malayalam writer
[1]
and literary critic from Nagercoilin the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
He entered the world of Tamil literature in the 1990s, Jeyamohan has had impacted the Tamil literary
landscape as it emerged out of the post-modern phase. His best-known and critically acclaimed work
is Vishnupuram, a deeply layered fantasy set as a quest through various schools of Indian philosophy and
mythology. His other well-known novels include Rubber, Pin Thodarum Nizhalin
Kural, Kanyakumari, Kaadu, Pani Manithan, Eazhaam Ulagam, and Kotravai. His writing is heavily
influenced by the works of humanitarian thinkers Leo Tolstoy and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Drawing
on the strength of his life experiences and extensive travel around India, Jeyamohan is able to re-examine
and interpret the essence of India's rich literary and classical traditions.
Since 1994, Jeyamohan has conducted literary meetups and writers' conclaves in Kutraalam,Ooty,
and Thirparappu that have enabled discussions and exchanges of ideas between Tamil and Malayalam
literary spheres. In 2009, his readership circle set up the Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam to develop the level
of literary awareness in Tamil Nadu, and to shine light on under-recognized pioneers of modern Tamil
literature.
Jeyamohan's output includes nine novels, ten volumes of short-stories/plays, thirteen literary criticisms, five
biographies of writers, six introductions to Indian and Western literature, three volumes on Hindu and
Christian philosophy and numerous other translations and collections. He has also collaborated on
screenwriting for one Malayalam and three Tamil movies .
Besides these, Jeyamohan writes on his website, with more than five thousand entries on topics ranging
from Indian literature to commentary on contemporary India. Jeyamohan uses his website to continuously
engage in a dialogue with his audience and participatively develop ideas and axioms.
Contents
[hide]
1 Biography
o 1.1 19621991
o 1.2 1991present
o 1.3 Publishers
o 1.4 Website
1.4.1 Anna Hazare
1.4.2 Yaanai Docter (The Elephant Doctor)
o 1.5 Controversies
2 Awards
3 Bibliography
o 3.1 Fiction
o 3.2 Literary criticism
o 3.3 Non-fiction
4 External links
5 Notes
6 References
Biography[edit]
19621991[edit]
Jeyamohan was born on 22 April 1962 to S.Baguleyan Pillai and B.Visalakshi Amma in
Arumanai, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. Baguleyan Pillai was an accounts clerk in the Arumanai registrar's office.
Visalakshi Amma hailed from a family of intellectuals and trade-unionists Jeyamohan considered her
equal to Saraswati in learning and erudition. Jeyamohan's siblings were an elder brother and a younger
sister. Baguleyan's family followed him around on his work-related transfers throughout southern Kerala
and the Nanjil Kanyakumari district that straddles the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Jeyamohan's
adolescence was spent in voracious reading and absorbing the richness of the culture around him. His first
publication during schooldays was in Ratnabala, a children's magazine, followed by a host of publications
in popular weeklies.
After high-school, Jeyamohan was pressured by his father into studying commerce at the Pioneer
Kumarasamy College in Nagercoil. It was a period of tremendous inner-conflict and depression, and the
suicide of his childhood friend Radhakrishnan finally drove him to leave home on spiritual quests. He
sought to become a Sanyasi and travelled through the holy places of India,
likeBenares,Tiruvannamalai and Palani. Supporting himself through odd-jobs and living the life of an
ascetic wanderer, he was constantly on the move internally and externally. Some of his experiences during
this time find expression in Eazhaam Ulagam, about humanity at the raw edges of society. By this time,
Jeyamohan had joined and left the Hindu nationalist organisation,Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. He took
up a temporary job at the Telephones department in Kasargode, and stayed at the trade-union commune
where he started to examine Leftist ideals.
His correspondence with senior Tamil writer Sundara Ramasami started during this period, and it
developed into a strong bond that lasted till Ramaswamy's death. Sundara Ramaswamy was based in
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu and had blazed the trail of modernism in Tamil literature. His mentorship groomed
Jeyamohan into complex literary analysis and developing his own narrative with unflinching integrity.
However, the suicides of his mother and father back home made him a nervous wreck. Reading and writing
were the only sources of comfort in a life of isolation and depression. Every few months, he travelled all
over India constantly seeking new experiences. Encouraged by Malayalam poet Aatroor Ravi Varma, who
sensitised him to the delicate balance between art and life, Jeyamohan kept up his dialogue with writers,
artists, spiritual thinkers and political philosophers, and was soon starting to get published in literary
journals in Tamil and Malayalam.
In 1987, the journal Kollippaavai published his poem Kaidhi ('The Prisoner'). In the same year, Nadhi ('The
River) was published in Kanaiyazhi with a critical mention from writer Asokamithran. The
journal Nigazh published Bodhi, followed by Padugai ('The Riverbed'). Critics heaped praise on Padugai for
its evocative narrative that wove together myths and contemporary visuals. Jeyamohan wrote his first full-
fledged novel Rubber in 1988 and then re-edited and published it in 1990. The novel won the Akilan
Memorial prize for its path-breaking portrayal of the ecological and sociological impact of rubber cultivation
in the South Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Jeyamohan's speech at the awards function was
heralded as a defining moment in Tamil literary criticism history, and he further developed those ideas
in Novel (1990), an exploration of the art form and its ideologies, and Naveena Thamizhilakkiya Arimugam,
a comprehensive introduction to modernist Tamil literature.
Jeyamohan was introduced to Arunmozhi Nangai as a reader, and soon their relationship developed into
love, culminating in their marriage in 1991. Son Ajithan was born in 1993 and daughter Chaitanya in 1997.
The family's love and support stabilised Jeyamohan, and his writing started reaching newer heights in
vision, theme and scope.
1991present[edit]
Arunmozhi worked in the Department of Posts, and Jeyamohan took up permanent employment with the
Department of Telecommunications (later BSNL). The family moved
to Dharmapuri,Padmanabhapuram and finally settled down in Nagercoil. During this phase, Jeyamohan
commenced work on some of his most complex classical pieces, ideas which had been germinating for
almost a decade.
In 1993, Jeyamohan met Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati which proved to be a turning point in his spiritual
journey. The dialogues with the Guru opened new views into the body of Indian thought, which culminated
in the magnum opus Vishnupuram in 1997.
Jeyamohan continued his frequent travels throughout India as a common man, in order to sustain the
integrity of his narrative and to gain intimate knowledge of the fabric that kept the nation together despite
the vastness of its size and differences in culture. He is one of the few authors to have travelled and
witnessed first-hand regional conflicts, droughts and political problems that underlay issues like Naxalism in
tribal areas. His experiences convinced him of the continuing relevance of Gandhian idealism and non-
violence as the sensible alternative to naked capitalism and militant socialism.
The leftist in him had been saddened by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and a decade long
introspection on the nature of power and self-righteousness found expression in Pin Thodarum Nizhalin
Kural in 1999. The novel resonates with audiences even today with its incisive analysis of self-appointed
destiny makers and the movements that they create.
[2]

Post-2000, Jeyamohan broke new ground in transcending genres and exploring the boundaries of
creativity. Kaadu (2003) was an exploration of the forest landscape as a metaphor for lust and the vigor of
life.
[3]
Kotravai (2005) is deemed by the writer as his best work till date in terms of structure and depth.
Critics have universally praised it for the latitude it allows for reader's imagination and interpretation.
[4][5][6][7]

From 1998 to 2004, Jeyamohan and his friends edited a literary journal named Solputhithu. In 2009, his
readership circle created the Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam to broadbase the readership for serious
literature in Tamil Nadu and to reward under-recognized pioneers of Tamil literature. The group regularly
conducts meetups in Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati's ashram in Ooty. In 201011, the group felicitated Tamil
writers A Madhavan and Nanjil Nadan.
[8]
In 2011, the group felicitated Tamil Dalit writer Poomani.
At a time when India was rocked by huge bribery and political scandals,
[9]
during heated discussions on the
nature and purpose of government, Jeyamohan took an opportunity to introspect and re-evaluate his
integrity, values and commitment to the position that the humanitarian ideal far surpassed any other ideal
as held by scriptures or law. The result was a set of short-stories, titled 'Aram', that explored the high-
idealism that is possible in man.
[10]
The collection hugely resonated with the audience and triggered a wave
of appreciation and emotion.
[11]

Publishers[edit]
Akilan Kannan Puthagalayam, published Jeyamohan's first novel Rubber
Sethu Chockalingam, Kavitha Pathippagam, published some of Jeyamohan's early works, and now
publishes editions of Vishnupuram
Poet Manushyaputhiran, Uyirmmai Pathippagam, published many of Jeyamohan's works till 2009,
when the arrangement broke down due to a feud between Jeyamohan and Manushyaputhiran
Vasanthakumar, Tamizhini Pathippagam
[12]

New Horizon Media -Kizhakku Pathippakam
Vamsi Books, publisher of 'Aram' short story collection
Website[edit]
Jeyamohan had been an active participant in Tamil internet discussion groups like Mayyam, Forumhub and
Thinnai.com during the early years of the medium in India. As part of the debates, Jeyamohan produced
some of his best essays on literary standards and criticism during this period. Recognizing the possibility of
losing some of these important works, Jeyamohan's friend and writer Cyril Alex
[13]
created the author's
website for consolidating the author's works. Over the decade, the website has become an important
repository of the author's essays. The author follows an innovative publishing model in which he serialises
all new content on the website and allows free access, while simultaneously offering hardbacks and
paperbacks through publishers. More significantly, the website allows the author to freely engage in
discussions with thousands of readers on the axioms that govern his works and thought.
[14]
In early 2011,
the Vishnupuram Ilakkiya Vattam has created an online moderated discussion group for discussing
literature, criticism, art and related topics.
[15]

Some of Jeyamohan's most notable articles include topics on the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement,
'Elephant Doctor' V. Krishnamurthy, and the Dalit visionary Iyothee Thass.
Anna Hazare[edit]
Jeyamohan was one of the first Indian ideologues to write about Anna Hazare. In 2009, Jeyamohan had
published a set of essays ('Indraya Gandhi') that examined the continuing relevance of Gandhi's methods
and ideals in today's India. As a part of the series, he sought to explain how the next generation of
Gandhian leaders like Anna Hazare were continuing to inspire the nation towards achieving true
democracy and equality. Jeyamohan had personally visited Ralegaon Siddhi to see Hazare's social
movements in action, and he also wrote about Hazare's tireless struggle to get the Right to Information
Act passed in the Indian parliament.
Throughout 2011, Jeyamohan continued to write about and support Anna Hazare's anti-corruption
movement and the Jan Lokpal bill. Rather than focus on the minutiae of the bill itself, Jeyamohan focused
readers' attention on the ideology behind Hazare's actions how he appealed directly to the sense of
justice in the common man, his symbolism, and the Gandhian method of achieving the ultimate goal
through civil non-violent mass movement without letting up any opportunity to discuss and negotiate with
political opponents. Amidst widespread scepticism and slander flamed up by the national and regional
media across the political spectrum, Jeyamohan remained rock solid in support of Anna Hazare's
movement. By the end of the summer of 2011, Jeyamohan had written close to 60 essays on the topic,
many of them in answer to readers who had written in expressing their own doubts and questions. A
compendium of translations of the essays can be found in http://thesabarmati.wordpress.com/tag/anna-
hazare/
Yaanai Docter (The Elephant Doctor)[edit]
Having grown up in the Kerala-Nanjl Nadu milieu, Jeyamohan constantly explores the deep symbolism and
majesty of elephants in the Indian forest landscape. His works like 'Kaadu' and 'Mathagam' feature
elephants in central roles, while his biographical and travel essays capture the centrality of nature, ecology
and conservation to the Indian way of life. One such true-life story on the conservationist Dr.V.
Krishnamurthy (veterinarian) ('Dr K, the Elephant Doctor') sparked huge interest and discussion among
readers on the impact of humans on forest life. Told in semi-fictional form as through the eyes of a forest
ranger, the story follows Dr K as, despite having a giant reputation in the naturalist circles, he eschews
human accolades and seeks a much more rewarding life in the company of animals in the Indian Forest
Department's elephant camps. An English translation of the story by Vishvesh Obla is
athttp://www.albanytamilsangam.org/vishvesh/ED_1.htm.
Controversies[edit]
Despite taking clear stances, Jeyamohan finds himself at the center of many controversies, possibly due to
his outspoken nature and conviction to values.
Over the last decade, a few other authors have picked up public feuds with Jeyamohan. The debates
that started of on serious topics of literary criticism keeps popping up on the Tamil literary gossip
radars, especially with other writers and publishers joining in.
[16]

In early 2008, Jeyamohan published a satire on Tamil movie icons M G Ramachandran and Sivaji
Ganesan. A popular print weekly, Ananda Vikatan, picked up on this and it resulted in a huge slander
and threat campaign against the author.
Jeyamohan firmly rejects any notion of offering serious literary status to the works of M Karunanidhi,
who he classifies under romantic/historical fiction writers. This raised the ire of the Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam party members.
Awards[edit]
Akilan Memorial Prize (1990)
Katha Samman (1992)
Sanskriti Sammaan (1994)
Paavalar Virudhu (2008)
Fiction award for 'Kotravai' from The Tamil Literary Garden (2009)
Bibliography[edit]
Fiction[edit]
Novels
Rubber(1990)
Vishnupuram (1997),
Pin Thodarum Nizhalin Kural (1999), inspired by the rise and fall of Nikolai Bukharin, a contemporary
examination of power, purpose and morals/righteousness
Kanyakumari (2000)
[17]

Kaadu (2003) (translated into English as The Forest by Janaki Venkatraman)
Eazhaam Ulagam (2003)
[18][19][20][21]

Anal Kaatru (2009)
Iravu(2010)
Ulogam (2010), The Metal, analysing the psyche of an assassin
Asokavanam (in progress)
New epic
Kotravai (2005) The Goddess of the Paalai land, a re-interpretation of the Tamil
epic Silappadhikaram
Short story collections
Thisaigalin Naduvey (1992)
Mann (1993)
Aayirangaal Mandabam (1998)
Koondhal (2003)
Jeyamohan Sirukathaigal (2004)
Jeyamohan Kurunovelgal (2004), Novellas
Nizhalvelikkadhaigal (2005)
Visumbu (2006), science fiction stories
Oomaichennaai (2008)
Aram (2011), (loosely translated as righteousness/justice/morals)
Anna Hazare (2011), (Collection of essays describing Anna Hazare's Gandhian philosophy and fight
against corruption)
Plays
Vadakkumugam (2004)
Movie dialogue credits, Tamil
[22][23]

Naan Kadavul (2009)
Angadi Theru (2010)
Neerparavai (2012)
Kadal (2013)
Ozhimuri (2012) [Malayalam]
Siva's Untitled Project (2013)
Literary criticism[edit]
Novel (1992)
Tharkaala Malayala Kavidhaigal (1992), on contemporary Malayalam poetry
Asokamithran Arubathandu Niraivuvizha malar (1993), souvenir volume for
writer Asokamithran's sixtieth birthday celebrations
Sundara Ramasami Niraivuvizha malar (1994), souvenir volume for writer Sundara
Ramasami's sixtieth birthday celebrations
Naveena Thamizhilakkiya Arimugam (1998), an introduction to modern Tamil literature
Naveenathuvathirku pin Thamizh kavidhai (1999), Post-modern Tamil poetry, with focus on Poet
Devadevan
Sanga Chittirangal, vignettes from Tamil Sangam poems
Merku Chaalaram, introduction to Western literature
Munsuvadugal
Indraya Malayala Kavidhaigal (2002), on contemporary Malayalam poetry
Nedumpathaiyoram (2002), translated compilation of editorials originally published in the Malayalam
publications Mathrubhumi and Bashaboshini
Ilakkiya Munnodigal Varisai (2003), a collection of seven volumes on pioneering modern Tamil
litterateurs
[24]

Ullunarvin Thadathil (2004)
Samakaala Malayala Kavidhaigal (2005), on contemporary Malayalam poetry
Ilakkiya Uraiyaadalgal Pettigal (2005), interviews and dialogues with modern Tamil writers
Aazhnathiyai Thedi (2006)
Eezha Ilakkiyam Oru Vimarsana Paarvai (2006), criticism of Eelam literature
Kanneerai Pinthodardhal (2006) Following the trail of tears, a review of 22 Indian novels
Kamandala Nadhi Nanjilnadan Padaippulagam (2007) on Tamil writer Nanjil Nadan
Ezhudhum Kalai (2008) The art of writing
Puthiya Kaalam (2009)
Kadaitheruvin Kalaignan (2010) on Tamil writer A Madhavan
Non-fiction[edit]
Philosophy & religion
Hindu Gnana Marabil Aaru Dharisanangal (2002), the six visions of Hinduism
Indhiya Gnanam (2008)
Siluvayin Peyaraal, In the Name of the Cross, discourse on Jesus Christ the philosopher
Politics/political science
Saatchi Mozhi (2008), discourses on politics
Indraya Gandhi (2009), treatise on the continuing relevance of Gandhi and Gandhian principles
Culture/history
Pannpadudhal
Thannuraigal
Kodungollur Kannagi (2005), on the cult of Kannagi
Ethirmugam (2006), collection of debates on the Internet 20002006
Memoirs/biographies
Su.Ra Ninaivin Nathiyil on his mentor Sundara Ramasami
Logi (Logithadas Ninaivu) (2008) on Malayalam filmmaker Lohithadas
Life/experience
Vaazhvile Oru Murai
Nigazhdhal Anubavak Kurippugal (2007)
Je Chaitanyavin Sinthanai Marabu (2007)
Indru Petravai (2008), Notes from the diary
Travel
Pulvelidesam (2008), Grasslands, travels in Australia
Children's literature
Panimanidhan (2002), The Ice Man
General
Nalam essays on health (2008)
Jeyamohan.in Official website of Writer Jeyamohan
Jeyamohan @ Tamil Friends
Notes[edit]
1. ^ Ramnath, N.S. (6 July 2011). "The Tamil Film Industry's New Storyline". Forbes India. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
2. ^ Mohanarangan, Ka. (May 2000). "Varalaatrin Manasaatchiyai Theendum kural". Vetkai.
3. ^ "Kaadu vimarsanam". Kaadu vimarsanam.
4. ^ "Kotravai oru pachonthi paarvai". Kotravai oru pachonthi paarvai.
5. ^ "Kotravai thittamidalum therchiyum". Kotravai thittamidalum therchiyum.
6. ^ "Kotravai special issue". Thamizhneyam. January 2008.
7. ^ "Kotravai thamizhin nalloozh". Kotravai thamizhin nalloozh.
8. ^ "Function to felicitate NanjilNadan". Function to felicitate Nanjil Nadan.
9. ^ "India Spectrum Scam". India Spectrum Scam. 18 November 2010.
10. ^ "Aram: short stories". Aram: short stories.
11. ^ "Aram emotions". Aram emotions.
12. ^ "Tamizhini Publications". Tamizhini Publications.
13. ^ "Cyril Alex". Cyril Alex. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
14. ^ "Jeyamohan.in". Jeyamohan.in. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
15. ^ "Jeyamohan readers discussion forum". Jeyamohan readers discussion forum.
16. ^ "On Charu, Uyirmai". On Charu, Uyirmai.
17. ^ "Jeyamohan's Kanyakumari vimarsanam". Kanyakumari vimarsanam.
18. ^ "Jeyamohanin Ezham Ulagam". Jeyamohanin Ezham Ulagam. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
19. ^ "Udaindhu Sidharum Madhapeedangal". Udaindhu Sidharum Madhapeedangal. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
20. ^ "Arulum Porulum". Arulum Porulum. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
21. ^ "Ezham Ulagam". Ezham Ulagam.
22. ^ "Writing for cinema yet another...". Writing for cinema yet another... (Chennai, India: The Hindu). 11 July 2010.
23. ^ "On writing for movies". Dinamalar. 10.
24. ^ "Kadavul Ezhuga". Jayakanthan speech. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
References[edit]
http://www.jeyamohan.in/?page_id=2 (author's website)
"How I created Vishnupuram", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRgzI_BLtWQ
Jeyamohan Interview, Prajavani, 2 March 2011
"A Madhavan selected for Vishnupuram award", The Hindu, 14 December 2010
( http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article950673.ece)
"Vallinam Vizha On Criticism", (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srtEkrDGOAc)
Categories:
People from Kanyakumari district
Tamil-language writers

S. S. Vasan
Subramaniam Srinivasan
Born January 4, 1904
Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras Presidency,British India
Died August 26, 1969 (aged 65)
Madras, India
In this Indian name, the name Subramaniam is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be
referred to by the given name,Srinivasan.
Subramaniam Srinivasan (10 March 1903 (official) 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen
name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and business tycoon.
He is the founder of the Tamil-language magazine Ananda Vikatan and the film production
company Gemini Studios, Gemini Film Laboratories and Gemini Picture Circuit.
Vasan was born in Thiruthuraipoondi in the then Tanjore district but was forced to migrate
to Madras following the death of his father at an early age. Vasan discontinued his studies before
graduation and set up a flourishing mail order and advertising business. In 1928, Vasan purchased a
struggling Tamil magazine Ananda Bodhini and renamed and re-launched it as Ananda Vikatan. Ananda
Vikatan, consequently, emerged as the leading Tamil magazine in the then Madras Presidency and
continues to be the oldest and most respected Tamil magazines today after 86 years.
Vasan entered the Tamil film industry in 1936 when his novel Sathi Leelavathi was made into a film. In
1940, he purchased the Motion Picture Producers Combine, a film studio and renamed itGemini Studios.
Gemini Studios made a number of successful Tamil and Hindi movies from 1940 to 1969, notable ones
being Mangamma Sapatham, Miss Malini, Chandralekha, Vanjikkottai Valiban and Irumbu Thirai. Vasan
also directed some of his later movies, the first being Chandralekha, which is considered by critics and film
historians to be a milestone in Indian cinema. Vasan died in Madras on 26 August 1969, at the age of 65.
Vasan was an accomplished writer and translator and a hugely successful journalist. As a director, Vasan
was known for his grandiose sets and innovative techniques that he introduced. Film historian Randor
Guy hailed Vasan as the "Cecil B. De Mille of India".
He was the first film and media personality to be invited to be a Member of Parliament in India's Rajya
Sabha where he advocated the granting of industry status to the film trade (a battle still being fought). He
was one of the founders of Film Federation India, Producer's Guild of India and the South Indian Film
Chamber of Commerce. He was awarded the Padma Bushan in 1969, the year of his death, by the
government of India for his extraordinary contribution to Indian media. The Government of India and the
Postal department released postage stamps bearing his likeness on 26 August 2004, the year of his
centenary.
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Contents
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1 Early life
2 Ananda Vikatan
3 Movies
4 Legacy
5 Filmography
o 5.1 As director
o 5.2 As Producer
6 Sources
7 References
Early life[edit]
Vasan was born in the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in the Tanjore district into a poor Brahmin family. While
his official date of birth is listed as 10-03-1903, according to his family, he was born on 4 January 1904.
Vasan's father died when he was two years old and his mother Balambal went to live with her father in
Thiruthiraipoondi from the village of Narimanam where her husband's family lived and raised her son as
well as her own siblings. She was a scholar of Sanskrit and would tutor children and people in the village in
addition to making special confectionaries for festive occasions - this was how she supported her ailing
widowed father, toddler son and her siblings closer to her son's age. She inspired ambition and strength in
her son and to fulfill her desire, he came to Madras in 1917 to study in Pachaiyappa's college. While in
College, he would hawk watches and goods on the railway platforms to send back money to his family in
the village. He also simultaneously started writing articles for local magazines, translating foreign novels
into Tamil and publishing them as well as started one of the first mail order businesses in India. An
example of an advertisement of that time would read "Send Rs 1 and receive 32 imported articles" - these
would consist of various trinkets and things from England like even bobby pins, but was wildly successful
across the state. This made him successful enough to bring his family from the village and at which time he
got married to the dynamic Pattamal Vasan who was a huge support and reason for his continued path of
success. Due to pressure from his mother and the fact he was now married, he applied for a clerk's job with
the Madras and South Mahratta Railway but could not save enough money for the safety deposit required
due to extraneous circumstances. It was a blessing in disguise because if this had happened, it could have
cut short the success of this media baron in later years. It was at this time that his success in advertising
drew attention from other local businesses and prompted him to begin an Ad agency, one of the first in
India run by an Indian.
Ananda Vikatan[edit]
By the late 1920s, Vasan had begun to make considerable profits and one of the magazines he advertised
in (almost dominated) was a local Tamil humor magazine with a circulation of about 2000. In 1928, he
purchased this struggling Tamil humour magazine named Ananda Bodhini for Rs. 200.
[2]
During this period,
Vasan wrote a number of short stories for the Tamil magazines he brought advertisements for, with mixed
success. He also translated popular English fiction and ran a successful mail order business.
[2]

Vasan renamed Ananda Bodhini as Ananda Vikatan and took over as Chief Editor.
[2]
He completely
revamped it by introducing serial stories and crossword puzzles. Vasan followed a rigorous marketing
strategy which eventually saw the emergence of Ananda Vikatan as the best selling Tamil magazine of the
time.
[2]
with a readership touching 30,000 within a few months and growing to hundreds of thousands of
readers in the following decades. In 1933, he started a humour magazine in English called The Merry
Magazine and in 1934, a Tamil weekly called Naradhar devoted to arts, politics, literature and social issues,
both of which were successful.
[2]
In 1934, Ananda Vikatan became the first Tamil magazine to advertise in
the British periodicals Advertiser's Review andAdvertiser's Weekly.
[2]
A key to Vasan's success was his
ability to find and nurture talent and one of the biggest breaks came in the early 30's when Vasan found a
new writer Kalki Krishnamurthy in whose writing he saw great potential. Kalki was living at the time with his
family in Mayiladuthurai and Vasan without having met him in person unhesitatingly sent him money and
tickets to move to Madras with his family and take up the role of the editor of his new magazine. Kalki and
Vasan created history in the decade or so where they were professionally aligned and remained close
friends for life. Another part of this successful team was Kalki Sadasivam who was a dynamic ad-man and
was able to follow through Vasan's vision for marketing strategy. Sadasivam was also the legendary M.S.
Subbulakshmi's husband. MS and Mrs Vasan were extremely close friends till the end of their
days. Ananda Vikatan remained the foremost Tamil magazine without serious competition until 1941, when
the editor Kalki Krishnamurthy and the dynamic marketing manager Kalki Sadasivam left the Ananda
Vikatan to participate in the freedom struggle and hence got imprisoned. They then started the Kalki.
[2]

Ananda Vikatan, a part of the Vikatan group today continues to be one of the leading names in Tamil
households and celebrates 87 years of publishing being the oldest vernacular magazine in the country. It
now encompasses 9 magazines under its umbrella and has been the starting point of many major writers,
artists and media personalities in South India.
Movies[edit]
In 1936, Vasan's Tamil novel Sathi Leelavathi was made into a movie. Two years later, he became a film
distributor when he obtained the distribution rights for films made by the Madras United Artists' Association.
When a fire broke out in 1940 in the premises of the Motion Picture Producers Combine, a prominent film
studio owned by the film pioneer K Subrahmanyam, damaging it completely, Vasan purchased the studio,
rebuilt and renamed it as the Gemini Studios. It is purported that the name was chosen because Vasan
was an extremely successful punter, involved in horse racing at that time and owned a successful race
horse named Gemini Star.
[3]
That very year, the Gemini Studios produced their first
movie, Madanakamarajan, which was a box-office success. Vasan followed it with Mangamma
Sapatham and Miss Malini both of which were successful. Miss Malini, based on the story Mr.
Sampath by R. K. Narayan, launched the career ofGemini Ganesan, who later became a leading actor in
the Tamil film industry. The Hindi version of this film was Mr Sampath in Hindi and, these films are the only
adaptation of his novels that the famous writer R. K. Narayan was involved in the scripting of the
screenplay. Mangamma Sabatham launched Vasundhara Devi, the mother of actor-
politician Vyjayanthimala Bali as the lead and created a craze making her a huge star in just one film. The
picture was directed by Acharya, one of the early brilliants of Tamil cinema. Other successes during the
period leading to independence included comedy capers like Kannama En Kadhali, Daasi Aparanji - a
period social satire and Apoorva Sagotharargal, an adaptation of the story of the Corsican Brothers - a tale
of co-joined twins separated at birth. It was one of the first films in India and one of the first few in the world
that had a double role for the lead M.K.Radha who played both brothers and for which masking technology
was used. It also set the trend for innumerable successful films in India that had siblings, especially look-
alike ones that were separated at birth and grew up in two different circumstances a la Prince and the
Pauper or Man in the Iron Mask only to be switched or join forces to extract revenge. The actor-
politician, M. G. Ramachandran picked this film to remake as "Neerum Neruppum" as a tribute and homage
to Vasan in 1971 and earlier in 1968 had done his 100th film Oli Vilakku, particular that it be a Gemini
production. Another successful film in this period, a devotional Nandanaar was a controversial story of a
harijan man overcoming the shackles of the caste oppression to gain admittance into the Chidambaram
Nataraja temple with divine sanction, hence becoming a Nayanmar shaivite saint. This starred the famous
singer Dandapani Desikar with the film and soundtrack becoming a runaway superhit in Tamil Nadu.
Technically, it was the first film in India that used playback singing in a portion where a divine song, a call to
the saint in a heavenly voice rings out of the ether - this of course set a trend for playback singers and
revolutionized the necessity to use singer-actors for films that had been the norm through the 30's and
early 40's.
Vasan's involvement in films eventually led him to direct his first movie, Chandralekha. He was really
preparing his big post-independence break. The 1948 Tamil Chennai film
industry classicChandralekha was rereleased in Hindi.
[4][5]
The film, a spectacle, is remembered for its drum
dance and extensive sword fight sequence. 603 prints of Chandralekha were made and the film was
released in the United States as Chandra with English subtitles - the first Indian film to do so! Even now, a
print exists in the Library of Congress as representative of classic Indian cinema. Vasan encouraged his
dear friend Tarachand Barjatya to found Rajshri Pictures in 1947 and assigned him the distribution
of Chandralekha in the North, the first project distributed by Rajshri and one of the biggest successes of its
time thus spurring off the growth stories of one of the biggest distributors and producers of Indian cinema
today.
Released in 1948, after five years in production,the film became a highly acclaimed film of the period. It had
the first drum-dance and the longest sword-fight sequence captured on film. It was the costliest Indian film
made until then and was the first major Indian film to be dubbed into English and released internationally.
Made for a budget of Rs 3.6 million in 1948, the budget adjusted for inflation (equaling approximately Rs
162 crores today) makes it one of the most expensive films ever made for half a century in India. The Hindi
version of the film was one of the first South Indian productions that found all India success and can be
hailed as one of the first pan-Indian major blockbuster. Following the success of Chandralekha, Gemini
Studios made several films in Hindi that
include Insaniyat, Aurat, Paigam, Gharana, Grahasti, Ghoongat, Zindagi, Mr Sampat, Sansar, Lakhon Mein
Ek, Raj Tilak, Nishan, Mangala, Bahut Din Huye, Teen Bahuraniyan and Shatranjthat all found Box office
success. Interestingly Insaniyat was one of the only films to star both Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand and
Gemini films first begun the practice of making popular ensemble cast films with multiple leading men.
Interestingly, while films have been made by Gemini and Vasan with almost all the top leading heroes of
the time including Raj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand,
there was no picture that Gemini made with Raj Kapoor while there were two that had Prithviraj Kapoor
making a comeback in strong supporting roles in Teen Bahuraniyan and Zindagi. Aurat had one of Rajesh
Khanna's first major on screen roles in Aurat before he got his major break as a leading man. Similarly,
Amitabh Bachchan got his opportunity to become introduced as the male lead man opposite Mala Sinha in
a Gemini production (produced and directed by S.S. Balan, Vasan's son), Sanjog shortly afterSaat
Hindustani and just before his success with Zanjeer. Many technicians, writers, directors, producers and
artistes across India were introduced into the media world by Gemini and even personally encouraged or
mentored by Vasan.
In the 1950s Gemini Pictures came out with films both in Tamil and Hindi in addition to Telugu and other
regional languages. Popular Hindi films include Mr. Sampat (1952), Insaniyat (1955), Raj Tilak (1958)
and Paigam (1959). In 1958, he established Gemini Colour Laboratories and believed in establishing the
Film Trade on professional lines. His vision saw establish one of the very first media conglomerates in the
world that were vertically aligned that included the Gemini Picture Circuit - one of the largest film
distributors in the country that saw a variety of prestigious Indian and foreign films release under its
umbrella across the nation. He noted that success of a film depended on its distribution and found its
validation with the success of the GPC. The Gemini Studios was also the location of choice for various film
shootings across the country and also boasted of having the first air-condition floors in addition to the
largest sound stages in Asia at the time. Meticulously organized, Gemini Studios ran like a factory churning
out successful films in multiple languages for 30 years under his dynamic vision. The distribution network
was spread across South Asia and even had trade links with Hollywood, London and Russia. Additionally,
the ownership and popularity of the magazine Ananda Vikatan under his aegis completed the vertical
alignment of the media empire. Major films in Tamil include "Avvaiyyar" (1952) on the life of the poet-saint
that was directed and produced by Vasan at lavish cost and that found everlasting success starring K. B.
Sundarambal who was persuaded to act in the film (as she had been widowed a few years earlier) for a
whopping sum or Rs 1 lakh rupees which was the highest ever fee for an actor at the time. Other extremely
successful Tamil films produced and some directed by him include Mangamma Sabatham, Vazhkai
Padagu, Nandanaar, Motor Sundaram Pillai, "Oli Vilakku", Chakradhari, Aboorva Sagotharargal, Vanji
Kottai Valiban, Irumbu Thirai.
Vasan was the President of the Film Federation of India for two terms, helping found it and was even
nominated to the Rajya Sabha (the first film producer to be an MP of the Rajya Sabha). He also helped
found the South Indian Film Chamber. He pushed for extensive reforms of the film trade, gave up cash
transactions in film financing as early as the 50's and was one of the first pioneers to ask for industry
status. He was the given the Padma Bhushan by the Govt. of India in 1969, the year of his death. His son
S. S. Balan was mentored by him, and ran the flourishing Gemini Studios and Vasan Publications (Ananda
Vikatan) till the concept of movie studios themselves were threatened in the 1970s. Balan had been a
successful director promoting independent cinema and having written as well as directed successful
movies prior to the 70's. However, an expensive production in 4 languages in the mid 70's that failed to
make its mark at the box office dealt a fatal blow to the studios that were then sold in the 80's. The Gemini
banner now continues to be owned by the L. V. Prasad family of Prasad Studios. Balan continued as editor
and managing director of Ananda Vikatan and launched the first Tamil investigative journal, Junior Vikatan,
which became very successful till 2006, and he is now Chairman of the Vikatan Group. At the time in the
media and film world world, especially since many had come from the mentorship of either Gemini or
Vikatan, everyone used to address Mr Vasan, "Boss" (including his own son) and that is how he was
universally referred to - indicating his power and the respect he inspired.
Gemini Pictures declined in the 1970s although it has remained successful as a studio and equipment
rental business though no longer held by his family. Ananda Vikatan under Vasan Publications has
branched off into being one of the largest media groups in Tamil Nadu and continues to be privately held
within family.
Legacy[edit]
Vasan believed that films were meant to entertain and were meant to be catered to the ordinary man.
Colossal production values, huge sets, mammoth dances, thousands of extras were his hallmark. It can be
said that a direct development of the use of song, dance and pageantry in film became almost a hallmark of
Indian/Bollywood cinema and gave rise to the Madras formula of success. In more recent decades, this
unfortunately overshadowed all the other cinematic values to have become almost the blueprint for formula
films of India. Gemini was also the first to pioneer innovative marketing and PR plans for the release of
films including the first to use the concept of giant 'cut-outs' and billboards beginning with Chandralekha. A
vast number of reigning film and media professionals came out from the mentorship or employment of
Gemini Studios.

Lavishness in production, splashing money in promoting, packaging and publicising a picture, he was a
pioneer in Indian Cinema and had no equals, then, and now. `Be wise and advertise!' He had a
character speak in his film "Miss. Malini" (1947), giving expression to one of his personal beliefs. And
he showed what one could achieve with punch-plus publicity.

- Film historian Randor Guy on S.S.Vasan
Filmography[edit]
As director[edit]
Year Film Language Cast Notes
1948 Chandralekha Tamil Ranjan, T .R. Rajakumari, N. S. Krishnan, Maduram
A superhit which revolutionized Tamil
cinema. Vasan's first directorial venture.
1948 Chandralekha Hindi Ranjan, T. R. Rajakumari, M. K. Radha
Bollywood version of S. S. Vasan's Tamil
film Chandralekha. Vasan's first directorial
venture in Hindi
1949 Nishan Hindi
Bhanumathi, J. S. Casshyap, Ranjan, R. Nagendra Rao, M. K.
Radha

1951 Sansar Hindi David Abraham

1952 Mr. Sampat Hindi Motilal, Padmini, Kanhaiyalal, Swaraj, Vanaja and Agha Film version of R. K. Narayan's novel
1954 Bahut Din Huye Hindi Madhubala

1955 Insaniyat Hindi
Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Bina Rai, Jayant and Shobhana
Samarth
Remake of 1950 Telugu hit film Palletoori
Pilla
1958
Vanjikkottai
Valiban
Tamil Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, P.S. Veerappa

1958 Raj Tilak Hindi Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, Pran Remake of Vanjikkottai Valiban
1959 Paigham Hindi
Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja
Devi, Motilal, Johnny Walker, Pandari Bai, Vasundhara Devi

1960 Irumbu Thirai Tamil
Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, B. Saroja Devi, K. A.
Thangavelu, S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai, Vasundhara Devi
Remake of Paigham
1961 Gharana Hindi Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Asha Parekh

1967 Aurat Hindi
Rajesh Khanna, Padmini, Feroz Khan, Pran, Kanhaiyalal, David,
O P Ralhan, Nazima, Lalita Pawar and Leela Chitnis

1968
Teen
Bahuraniyan
Hindi Prithviraj Kapoor, Agha, Kanchana, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi

1969 Shatranj Hindi Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mehmood

As Producer[edit]
Year Film Language Cast Director Notes
1941 Madanakamarajan Tamil V. V. Satakopan, K. L. V. Vasantha B. N. Rao
Vasan's first film as producer, but
not officially produced by Gemini.
It was advertised as "Produced for
Dindugal Amirtham Talkies At
Gemini Studios".
1943
Mangamma
Sapatham
Tamil Ranjan, Vasundhara Devi, N. S. Krishnan
T. G.
Raghavanchari
First "colossal" hit of South Indian
cinema, Vasan's first, which made
him one of the biggest names in
Tamil cinema
[6]

1945
Kannamma En
Kadhali
Tamil M. K. Radha, Sundari Bai
Kothamangalam
Subbu
Vasan's second film as producer.
Coming at the height of the
Second World War, this was in
support of Britain's war effort.
1947 Miss Malini Tamil
Sampath, Kothamangalam Subbu, V.
Gopalakrishnan, Gemini Ganesan
Kothamangalam
Subbu
Gemini Ganesan's first hit film
1948 Chandralekha Tamil
Ranjan, T.R.Rajakumari, M.K.Radha, N.S.Krishnan,
T.A.Maduram
S.S.Vasan
A milestone in Tamil cinema. The
film was another colossal hit of
Vasan's and was known for its
colossal sets and the
unforgettable drum-dance.
1948 Chandralekha Hindi Ranjan, T.R.Rajakumari, M.K.Radha S.S.Vasan
Hindi version of Tamil film
'Chandralekha'. S.S.Vasan's
firstBollywood production
1949
Apoorva
Sahodarargal
Tamil R.Nagendra Rao, M.K.Radha
'Acharya' T.D.
Raghavacharyal

1949 Nishan Hindi
Bhanumathi, J.S.Casshyap, Ranjan, R.Nagendra
Rao, M.K.Radha
S.S.Vasan

1951 Sansar Hindi David Abraham S.S.Vasan

1951 Samsaram Tamil

1952 Mr.Sampath Hindi
Motilal, Padmini, Kanhaiyalal, Swaraj, Vanaja and
Agha
S.S.Vasan
Film version of R. K. Narayan's
novel
1953 Avvaiyar Tamil Gemini Ganesan, K. B. Sundarambal
Kothamangalam
Subbu
A classic. The story of Tamil saint
Avvaiyar, the film was known for
its wonderful songs.
1954 Bahut Din Huye Hindi Madhubala, Savitri Kommareddy S.S.Vasan

1955 Insaniyat Hindi
Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Bina
Rai, Jayant and Shobhana Samarth
S.S.Vasan

1958
Vanjikkottai
Valiban
Tamil
Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, P.S.
Veerappa
S. S. Vasan

1958 Raj Tilak Hindi Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, Padmini, Pran S. S. Vasan Remake of Vanjikkottai Valiban
1959 Paigham Hindi
Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja
Devi, Motilal, Johnny Walker,Pandari
Bai, Vasundhara Devi
S. S. Vasan

1960 Irumbu Thirai Tamil
Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, B. Saroja Devi, K.
A. Thangavelu, S. V. Ranga Rao,Pandari
Bai, Vasundhara Devi
S. S. Vasan Remake of Paigham
1960 Ghunghat Hindi
Bharat Bhushan, Leela Chitnis, Pradeep
Kumar, Bina Rai, Asha
Parekh, Helen,Rajendranath, Rehman and Agha
Ramanand Sagar

1961 Gharana Hindi Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar and Asha Parekh S.S. Vasan

1963 Grahasti Hindi
Bipin Gupta, Iftekhar, Gajanan Jagirdar,
Kanhaiyalal, Shubha Khote, Manmohan
Krishna, Ashok Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sudesh
Kumar, Bharati Malwankar, Mehmood, Indrani
Mukherjee
Kishore Sahu

1967 Aurat Hindi
Rajesh Khanna, Feroz
Khan, Pran, Padmini, Kanhaiyalal, David, O P
Ralhan,Nazima, Lalita Pawar and Leela Chitnis
S.S.Balan &
S.S.Vasan

1968 Teen Bahuraniyan Hindi
Prithviraj Kapoor,Agha, Kanchana, Sowcar
Janaki, Jayanthi
S.S.Vasan

1969 Shatranj Hindi Rajendra Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mehmood S.S.Vasan

Sources[edit]
Biography of S.S.Vasan
Filmography of S.S.VAsan at the Internet Movie Database(IMDB)
'With a finger on people's pulse' Article on S.S.Vasan by Randor Guy, The Hindu, Friday Review, 23
May 2003
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