| Born | A. S. Muthiah Chettiar 24 June 1927 Sirukoodalpatti, Karaikudi Taluk, Madura district, Madras Presidency, British Indian Empire (modern-day Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
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| Died | 17 October 1981 (aged 54) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Pen name | Karaimuthu Pulavar Vanangamudi Kamakappriya Parvathi Nathan Arokkiya Saamy |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, lyricist, politician, film producer, literary editor |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Citizenship |  British India (1927-1947) India (1947-1981; his death) |
| Education | 8th grade dropout |
| Notable works | Arthamulla Indumadham |
| Notable awards | National Film Award for Best Lyrics 1961 Kuzhanthaikkaga Sahitya Academy Award |
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| Children | 14, including Sri. Kalaivannan Kannadasan, Visali Kannadasan, and Smt. Revathy Shanmugham |
| Relatives | A. S. Srinivasan Chettiar (brother) S. Murugan (nephew) |
Kannadasan (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a Tamil poet and lyricist, heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Frequently called Kaviarasu or Kavirajar (King of Poets), Kannadasan was most familiar for his song lyrics in Tamil films and contributed around 5000 film lyrics apart from 6000 poems and 232 books, including novels, epics, plays, essays, his most popular being the 10-part religious essay on Hinduism, Arthamulla Indhumatham(Meaningful Hindu Religion). He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Cheraman Kadali in the year 1980 and was the first to receive the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, given in 1969 for the film Kuzhanthaikkaga.
Kannadasan worked in Thiraioli, a cine magazine run by ‘Papa’ Rama.Thiyagarajan in Rayavaram. Pudukkottai Distt and in Chennai. He also worked for “Thirumagal” magazine in Ramachandrapuram, Pudukkottai Distt. M. Karunanidhi conferred the title Kavingar to Kannadasan in a public meeting held at Pollachi in 1949.
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