Pulamaipithan

Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021)^[1] 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^[2] to 2003, when he resigned citing ill-health.^[3][4][5]

Pulavar Pulamaipithan
5th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office 17 December 2002 – 24 May 2003
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	K. Kalimuthu
Succeeded by	C. Ponnaiyan
Personal details
Born	Ramasaamy (1935-10-06)6 October 1935 Irugur, Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	8 September 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 85) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse	Tamil Arasi
Children	Pugazhendhi, Kannagi
Education	TSA Tamil Kalluri, Perur, Coimbatore
Occupation	Poet, lyricist

Biography

Pulamaipithan was born in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 6 October 1935.^[6] At the early age Pulavar used to work in textile mill known as Combodia mills in Coimbatore and also studied his Tamil literature in Tava Tiru 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.^[7]

He served as Deputy Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council.^[8][9] 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.^[10]

Books

• Bookollamae Bali Pidamaai^[11]

Partial filmography and poetry

He penned thousands of poems, some of which are:^[12]

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

Awards

• Tamil Nadu State film award for best lyrics in 1977–78 by the state government for the film Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
• Tamil Nadu State film award for best lyrics in 1980–81 by the state government for the film Engamma Maharani.^[13]
• Tamil Nadu State film award for best lyrics in 1988 by the state government for multiple films.
• Tamil Nadu State film award for best lyrics in 1993 by the state government for the film Pathini Penn
• Periyar award in 2001 by Government of Tamil Nadu.