Kaviarasu Kannadasan is the creator of timeless epics. During his lifetime there were stories without epics. But there would be no story without Kannadasan’s songs. He is in the hearts of fans not only with his lyrics but also with the feelings of the fans. To that extent, his songs were melodious and unforgettable epics that flowed like honey in the ears. It is because of this that Patarasan, the youngest son of Kalaitai, is celebrated by many names as the poet of the world. Although this one article is not enough to talk about such a proud poet Kannadasan, let’s talk about him in a few lines and count him.Kannadasan was born on June 24, 1981 to Chatappa Chettiar and Visalakshi. Kannadasan, who is interested in art, has created countless wonderful works such as books, poems, novelties, essays, plays, fruit languages. At the same time, his contribution in the film industry is also immense. Accordingly, he has written more than five thousand film songs. Moreover, he created a unique style for himself and thereby attracted the fans a lot. As time went by, his ideas only grew and did not diminish in any way. Especially when Kannadasan and MSV come together, a rarity will happen in the film industry. Meanwhile he was involved in spirituality and politics. Apart from that, he was also the editor of the magazines Thirumal, Thira Oli, Theral, Mullai and Kannadasan. At the time of his death, he was the poet laureate of the Tamil Nadu government. He has written autobiographies titled Vanavasam about his past life. He also received awards like National Award and Sahitya Akademi Award.
Thus Kaviarasu Kannadasan, who built the screen world as a poet, is still living in the hearts of crores of people even though he is gone. In that way, today (June 24) which is the 97th birthday of Kaviarasu Kannadasan, let us be proud of his memories.
