![]() After enjoying everything, what he did was remarkable – he composed verses about all his experiences, with self deprecating humor and biting sarcasm. He dipped into everything that the Tamil Nadu could offer – wine, women, drugs, gambling, politics, polemics, atheism and religious sanctuary. What made Kannadasan click? There is no doubt that he had a penetrating eye and keen observational powers. He was also an excellent example of this century’s Tamil goliard. ![]() In addition, he produced about 4,000 poems and approximately 5,000 movie lyrics, between 19 all with an eight grade education at the formal level. ![]() Even those who were illiterate, and who couldn’t read and memorise the poetry of Kamban or the maxims of Valluvan, could hum the compositions of poet Kannadasan.ĭirector duo Krishnan (left) & Panju (right)Ī number count of his publications shows a tally of 109 volumes, which include 21 novels and 10 slim volumes of essays on Hinduism, captioned Arthamulla Indu Matham (Meaningful Hinduism). But when he made his exit from this world, ten years ago at the age of 54, on October 16, 1981, millions of Tamils remembered him only by the name Kannadasan.įor Tamils all over the world, he epitomized Tamil poetry. Kannadasan 50th birthday felicitation cover ![]()
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