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Birth name |
Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar |
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Date of Birth |
13th July 1953 |
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Birth Place |
Vadugapatti, Theni |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Family |
Father Ramaswamy Thevar (Farmer)
Mother Angammal
Wife Ponmani Vairamuthu
Sons Madan Karki Vairamuthu, Kabilan Vairamuthu
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Education |
College :
* BA (Tamil), Pachaiyappa's college, Chennai.
* MA (Tamil), Pachaiyappa's college, Chennai.
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Profession |
Poet, Lyricist |
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Debut |
Lyricist Nizhalgal (1980)
Book Vaigarai Megangal (1972)
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Titles received |
* 'Kaviyarasu' from Tamil Development Society of Madras.
* 'Kappiya Perariignar' from Abdul Kalam.
* 'Kavisamrat' from Vajpai.
* 'Kaviperarasu' from M. Karunanidhi.
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Inspiration to write poems |
The ambience of his village |
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Influenced by |
Percy Bysshe Shelly, John Keats, Khalil Gibran, Firdausi, Nizami
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Role Model |
Bharathidasan, Bharathiyar, Thiruvalluvar and Kannadasan
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Notable works |
* Innoru Desiya Geetham
* Indha Pookkal Virppanai-kkalla
* Sigarangalai Nokki
* Villodu Vaa Nilave
* Karuppu Nila
* Thanneer Thesam
* Kallikattu Idhihasam
* Karuvachi Kaaviyam
* Sirpiye Unnai Sedhukukiraen
* Iduvarai Naan
* Kaviraajan Kavidhai
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Ambition |
To continue the Paanjaali Sabadham half written by Bharathiyar.
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Fond of |
Short stories written by O.Henry, Mapson, Andon Sakov, Maxim Karki, Pudhumaipithan, Jeyakandhan, Thee. Janakiraman, Ku. Azhagarsamy, Thanjai Prakash
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Fan of |
P. Susheela, Chitra
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Dream |
To hold aloft the language and culture of Tamils in the world.
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Likes |
To gaze at the sky
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Honors |
* Best Lyricist Award, Tamil Nadu State Government (1981, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2008)
* National Award (1986, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2011)
* Kalaimamani Award (1990)
* Padmashri (2003)
* Sahitya Akademi Award (2003)
* Bharathi Literature Prize
* Honorary Doctorate, Madurai Kamaraj University
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Facts |
* He started to write poems at the age of 7.
* In his school final exam in Tamil, Vairamuthu stood first in the entire Madurai District and won a silver cup.
* While studying in Pachyappa College, he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet.
* His first book 'Vaigarai Megangal' was prescribed for study in the Women's Christian College while he was still a student.
* In inter-college competitions, he has won more than 20 prizes.
* His works have the underlying themes of humanism transcending barriers of space and race.
* According to him, moustaches are one of the identities of Tamils.
* He was introduced by Bharathiraja as a lyricist.
* On receiving invitation from the Russian Government, he visited Russia to participate in an Indian cultural event (1987).
* He has written more than 30 books.
* He has written more than 6000 songs.
* His songs are translated into Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
* He took 8 hours to write 'Sangeedha Jadhi Mullai' song and 8 minutes to write 'Ettu Etta manusha Vazhkai' song.
* His book 'Aayiram Paadalgal', a collection of his best 1,000 songs, was released by Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi.
* 58 of his original poems from Tamil were translated by Balan Menonin, a Canadian, as 'A drop in Search of the Ocean: Best Poems of Vairamuthu' and it was released by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
* He is the Tamil Nadu President of Indo-Russian Friendship Society.
* He holds the record of winning maximum number of National Film Award for Best Lyrics.
* He has opened Tamil schools in Bangkok, Canada and Hong Kong promoting Tamil children living there to develop an interest in learning the language.
* He has introduced some foreign poets and their works to Tamil in his 'Ella Nadhiyilum En Odum'.
* He made his book 'Kallikattu Idhihasam' waterproof and threw it away in Vaigai River, so as to preserve it.
* He has a habit of talking to Dr. M. Karunandhi over phone everyday by 7 AM.
* He likes walking and he wakes up at 5 AM.
* He gives higher priority to letters received from hospitals and prisons.
* American Library of Congress has recorded his poems in his voice and has preserved them along with the other precious literary works.
* Canada has released a Stamp in his honor.
* The Library of Congress has twenty-three books by him and two about him.
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Website |
http://www.vairamuthu.net/ |
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Twitter |
https://twitter.com/vairamuthu
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