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Udumalai Narayana Kavi
Udumalai Narayana Kavi (25 September – 23 May ) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Tamil films.
Early life
Udumalai Narayana was born on 25 September in Poolavadi, a small village in Udumalaipettai taluk, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
His parents died at a very young age and poverty deprived him of school. With the help of his brother, he made a small living selling matchboxes to the nearby villages. Even when young he had a keen interest in play and music. He initially started off acting in plays at the local temple and then got connected with some leading play groups in Tamil Nadu.
Today's Kollywood is an amalgamation of several of those play groups.
Songwriting
He is best known for writing several lyrics that were used in the freedom movement in his early days and between and He wrote lyrics for several Tamil movies.[1] Many movies that Narayana Kavi wrote lyrics for in s and s were box office hits; thee include Velaikari, Nallathambi, Poompuhar, Parasakthiand Manohara.
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Chinnappa, while Papanasam sivam contributed lyrics for actor araja bhagavathar.
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Filmography
Respect
In respect for his contribution to Tamil and its people, the government of Tamil Nadu has erected a memorial for him at Udumalaipettai.[2] What made Narayana Kavi very popular was his ability to use simple language that could be understood even by general public.
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References
- ^Sundararaj Theodore Baskaran The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema Page " Udumalai Narayana Kavi He entered films and wrote the dialogues and songs for Krishna Leela (). an invited him to work in his film Izhanda Kathal ().Udumalai narayana kavi biography of william shakespeare Udumalai Narayana Kavi 25 September — 23 May was a tamil poet. Poolavadi , Madras Presidency , British India. Today's Kollywood is an amalgamation of several of those play groups. Tamil lyric writer.
More of Krishnan's films followed. Narayana Kavi's atheistic and rationalistic ideas came to be expressed through songs. Through N.S. Krishnan, he got to know about C.N. Annadurai."
- ^Memorials of Eminent Personalities