Indian scholar, poet, and lyricist (1935–2021)
Pulavar Pulamaipithan | |
|---|---|
| In office 17 December 2002 – 24 May 2003 | |
| General Secretary | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | K. Kalimuthu |
| Succeeded by | C. Ponnaiyan |
| Born | Ramasaamy (1935-10-06)6 October 1935 Irugur, Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 8 September 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 85) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | Tamil Arasi |
| Children | Pugazhendhi, Kannagi |
| Education | TSA Tamil Kalluri, Perur, Coimbatore |
| Occupation | Poet, lyricist |
Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021)[1] was an Indian scholar, poet and lyricist who got recognition through the song "Naan yaar nee yaar" which was featured in the Tamil film Kudiyirundha Koyil in 1968. He briefly served as the presidium chairman of AIADMK from 2002[2] to 2003, when he resigned citing ill-health.[3][4][5]
Pulamaipithan was born in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 6 October 1935.[6] At the early age Pulavar used to work in textile mill known as Combodia mills in Coimbatore and also studied his Tamil literature in Tava Tiru Shanthalinga Adigalar Perur Tamil KaluriCoimbatore. He came to Chennai in 1964 with the ambition of writing songs for Tamil films. He worked as a Tamil teacher at Santhome high school before he started writing lyrics in Tamil films.[7]
He served as Deputy Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council.[8][9] In July 1984, He was appointed "Arasavai Kavignar" (poet laureate) by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. G. Ramachandran.
Pulamaipithan died on 8 September 2021 at the age of 85.[10]
He penned thousands of poems, some of which are:[12]