Vairamuthu
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Vairamuthu at the audio launch of Lingaa (2014)
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| Native name | வைரமுத்து |
| Born | Vairamuthu Ramasamy 13 July 1953 Vadugapatti, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Pen name | Kaviyarasu Kaviperarasu |
| Occupation | Poet, lyricist |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Ponmani Vairamuthu |
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Madhan Karki Vairamuthu Kabilan Vairamuthu |
Vairamuthu (born Vairamuthu Ramaswamy on 13 July 1953) is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Tamil. He began his lyricist career through the Kaali (1980) which was directed by I.V.Sasi Debuting in the film Nizhalgal (1980) with the lyrics for the song "Idhu oru Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he now has about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman has resulted in critical praise, awards, and box office hits.
He was awarded the National Film Award six times for Best Lyricist, the most won by any Indian lyricist. He is a recipient of Kalaimamani, while also winning awards from the Government of Tamil Nadu for his contribution to Tamil literature.
Vairamuthu received Padmashri in 2003 and Padmabhushan in 2014.
Vairamuthu was born to Ramaswamy and Angammal of Mettur in a middle-class family. When he was four, the village gave way to Vaigai Dam and the family moved to Vadugapatti village, community in Theni near Periyakulam.
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The ambience of the village is said to have inspired him to write poems. According to him, Tamil and Rationalist movements of the sixties stimulated his poetic zeal. The speeches of Periyar and Anna, the writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan and the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. At the age of fourteen, he was inspired by Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural to write a venba compilation of poetry, strictly adhering to the yappu grammar rules of Tamil poetry.
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