Pulamaipithan

Pulavar Pulamaipithan
5th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office
17 December 2002 – 24 May 2003
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byC. Ponnaiyan
Personal details
BornRamasaamy
(1935-10-06)6 October 1935
Irugur, Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency,
British India
(now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died8 September 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 85)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
SpouseTamil Arasi
ChildrenPugazhendhi, Kannagi
EducationTSA Tamil Kalluri, Perur, Coimbatore
OccupationPoet, lyricist

Pulavar Pulamaipithan (புலமைப்பித்தன்) (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021) 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 to 2003, when he resigned citing ill-health.

Biography

Pulamaipithan was born in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 6 October 1935. At the early age Pulavar used to work in textile mill known as Combodia mills in Coimbatore and also studied his Tamil literature in Tavatiru Shanthalinga Adigalar Perur Tamil Kaluri Coimbatore. 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.

He served as Deputy Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council. 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.

Books

Partial filmography and poetry

He penned thousands of poems, some of which are:

  1. "Kudiyirundha Koyil"
  2. "Adimai Penn"
  3. "Kumari Kottam"
  4. "Nalla Neram"
  5. "Ninaithadhai Mudippavan"
  6. "Pallandu Vazhga"
  7. "Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)"
  8. "Needhikku Thalaivanangu"
  9. "Madhuraiyai Meetta
    Sundharapandiyan    "
  10. "Sorgathin thirappu vizhaa"
  11. "Sivakamiyin Selvan"
  12. "Ulagam Sutrum Valiban"
  13. "Paruva Kaalam"
  14. "Rosapoo Ravikaikari"
  15. "Kanni Paruvathile"
  16. "Darling, Darling, Darling"
  17. "Idhu Namma Aalu"
  18. "Mundhanai Mudichu"
  19. "Kovil Pura"
  20. "Thanga Magan"
  21. "Panakkaran"
  22. "Kaakki Sattai"
  23. "Siva"
  24. "Eeramana Rojave"
  25. "Nayakan"
  26. "Unnal Mudiyum Thambi"
  27. "Azhagan"
  28. "Mounam Sammadham"
  29. "Kathal parisu"
  30. "Jayam"
  31. "Kasi"
  32. "Nandhaa"
  33. "Neengal Kettavai"
  34. "Nooravathu Naal"
  35. "Thevaikal"
  36. "Pavithra"
  37. "Naan Yen Piranthen"
  38. "Aaniver"
  39. "Kakki sattai"
  40. "Raja Kaiya Vacha"
  41. "Seetha"
  42. "Nilavu Suduvathillai"
  43. "Oorkavalan"
  44. "Neethiyim Marupakkam"
  45. "Enga Thambi"
  46. "Naan Sigappu Manithan"
  47. "Kuzhanthai Yesu"
  48. "Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar"
  49. "Idhya Veenai"
  50. "Maragatha Veenai"
  51. "Deepam"
  52. "Panneer Nadhigal"
  53. "Kaathal Kiligal"
  54. "Thaalatu"
  55. "Kashmir Kathali"
  56. "Vaaliban"
  57. "Dharma Seelan"
  58. "Kanna Thorakkanum Saami"
  59. "Onna Irukka Kathukanum"
  60. "Ezhuthaatha Sattanggal"
  61. 'Thudikkum Karangal"
  62. "Yeetti"
  63. "Rojavin Raja"
  64. "Muthalali Amma"
  65. "Manjal Nila"
  66. "Sonnathu Neethana"
  67. "Ilaiyavan"
  68. "Mella Pesungal"
  69. "Naan Puticha Maappillai"
  70. "Jeeva Nadi"
  71. "Sakkaalaththi"
  72. "Raja Rajathaan"
  73. "Seerivarum Kaalai"
  74. "Anbin Mugavari"
  75. "Kodai Mazhai"
  76. "Thirupura Sundari"
  77. "Vaazhkai"
  78. "Thandikapatta Nyayangal"
  79. "Ulley Veliye"
  80. "Kathirukka Neramillai"
  81. "Thodarum"
  82. "Thiruppumunai"
  83. "Jigu Jigu Rail"
  84. "Vietnam Colony"
  85. "Agni Paarvai"
  86. "Thedi Vantha Raasa"
  87. "Gowri"
  88. "Bandham"
  89. "Sattam Oru Vilayaattu"
  90. "Amutha Gaanam"
  91. "Vidinja Kalyanam"
  92. "Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei"
  93. "Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan"
  94. "Tenaliraman"
  95. "Chithirayil Nilachoru"
  96. "Arima Nambi"
  97. "Theri (film)"
  98. "Raja Rishi"
  99. "Eli"

Discography

List of film song lyricist credits
Year Film Songs Notes
1968Kudiyirundha Koyil"Naan Yaar Nee Yaar"
1969Adimai Penn"Aayiram Nilave Vaa"
1971Kumari Kottam"Aaduvathu Udalukku", "Enge Aval"
1972Nalla Neram"Odi Odi Uzhaikanum"
1974Netru Indru Naalai"Paadum Bothu", "Nee Ennenna"
1975Ninaithadhai Mudippavan"Poomazhai Thoovi", "Kollaiyittavan"
1975Pallandu Vaazhga"Ondre Kulamendru", "Maasi Maasa", "Enna Sugam", "Sorgathin Thirappuvizha"
1976Needhikku Thalaivanangu"Ethanai Manidhargal", "Indha Pachaikili", "Naan Paartha"
1978Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan"Amudha Thamizhil", "Thendralil Aadidum"
1979Rosappu Ravikkaikari"Uchi Vaguntheduthu"
1982Darling, Darling, Darling"Azhagiya Vizhigalil"
1982Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai"Mani Osaiyum"
1987Nayakan"Nee Oru Kadhal", "Andhi Mazhai", "Nee Oru Kadhal", "Thenpandi Cheemayile"
1988Unnal Mudiyum Thambi"Unnal Mudiyum", "Akkam Pakkam", "Punjai Undu", "Nee Ondru Than", "Maanida Sevai"
1991Azhaganall songs
1995Sarigamapadaniall songs
2001Kaasi"Aathorathile", "Maanu Tholu"
2016Theri"Thaaimai"

Awards

References

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  2. ↑ "AIADMK leaders urge Jaya to enter national politics". timesofindia. 17 December 2002. Retrieved 17 December 2002.
  3. ↑ "புலமைப்பித்தன்: எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் கவிஞர்; ஜெயலலிதாவின் அவைத் தலைவர்! - புலவரின் அரசியல் பயணம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 8 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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