Tamil poet, lyricist Pulavar Pulamaipithan dies at 86
Tamil poet Pulavar Pulamaipithan passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 86.
Tamil poet and former deputy chairman of the legislative council Pulavar Pulamaipithan passed away on Wednesday, 8 September. He breathed his last at the age of 86 after being hospitalised over age-related ailments.
He was hospitalised on 31 August and kept in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. His condition deteriorated and died on Wednesday, a statement from the hospital claimed.
Who
was
Pulavar
Pulamaipithan?
He
was
born
on
6
October,
1935
in
Irugur,
Coimbatore.
Ramasamy
came
to
Chennai
with
the
dreams
of
penning
lyrics
for
movies
and
worked
at
a
textile
mill.
Once
he
got
the
opportunity
to
work
in
Kollywood,
there
was
no
looking
back
as
he
wrote
over
1000s
of
songs
in
Kollywood.
He came to the limelight with "Naan yaar, nee yaar" in the film Kudiirundha Koyil in 1968. Some of his notable movies were: Adimaipenn, Nayagan, Valli, Panakkaran, Mr Bharath, Nandha, Kumarikottam, Nalla Neram, Ninaithathai mudippavan, Netru Indru Naalai, Tenalliraman and Theri.
From
MGR
to
Vijay,
'Arasavai
Kavignar' Write
Songs
for
Most
Stars
He
penned
lyrics
for
most
of
the
big
names
of
the
Tamil
film
industry
that
includes
MG
Ramachandran,
popularly
known
as
MGR,
Sivaji
Ganeshan,
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Haasan
and
Vijay.
Tamil film historians say that his lyrics helped MGR to shape his image. The actor, after turning the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, honoured with the title 'Arasavai Kavignar (poet laureate).
Mourning his death, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said, "we are deeply saddened to hear that Puluvar passed away." The leaders conveyed their heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family members.
He was also a former presidium of the AIADMK and former deputy chairman of the legislative council.