This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2012) 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 [hide] 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 [hide] 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). "' ' " ['ivagmiyin apatha' Vaiko's literary speech]. Literary (in Tamil). Chennai: Marumalarchi DMK. 5. ^ Vaiko (March 2009). " 21.12.2007" [Poiyin Selvan Glory festival Delhi 21.12.2007]. Literary (in Tamil). Chennai: Marumalarchi DMK. External links[edit]
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Indra Soundar Rajan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jayakanthan (Tamil: ) (born April 24, 1934) is a Tamil writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic.
Jayakanthan Contents [hide] 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 External links[edit] 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 [show] V
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Charu Nivedita From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2012) 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] External links[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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
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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 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Karuththamma
1996 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Muthu, Bombay
2000 National Film Award "Mudhal Murai Killipparthaein" Sangamam
2000 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Sangamam
2003 Padmashri India's fourth highest civilian honour 2003 National Film Award All Songs Kannathil Muthamittal
2006 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Anniyan
2008 Tamil Nadu State Film Award
Periyar
2011 National Film Award "Kallikkaattil Perandha Thaayae" Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
2012 National Film Award "Sara sara saara kaathu" Vaagai Sooda Vaa
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) External links[edit] 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 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. [1]
Contents [hide] 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
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
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