Kamakodiyan

Kamakodiyan
Born	Srinivasan 1945 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	(2022-01-06)6 January 2022
Occupation(s)	Poet, lyricist
Years active	1980–2022

Srinivasan (1945–2022) known professionally as Kamakodiyan (/kɑːməˈkoʊdijən/) was an Indian poet and lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema.^[1][2]

Life

Kamakodiyan, born Srinivasan, was a native of Madurai. He later left for Madras (now Chennai) and stayed with his cousin K. S. Madhangan, then an aspiring film director. At that time, Srinivasan wrote poems for magazines, catching Madhangan's attention. He gave him the pen name Kamakodiyan, derived from the saint Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Madhangan eventually made his directorial debut with Ponnagaram (1980), and Kamakodiyan debuted in the same film with the music composed by Shankar–Ganesh. He went on to write lyrics for numerous films with music by M. S. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja and Chandrabose.^[3] He wrote a book called Mellisai Mannar MSV um Naanum.^[4] He was awarded Kalaimamani in 2019.^[5][6]

Style

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Death

Kamakodiyan died on 6 January 2022.^[8]

Filmography

Lyrics

Year	Film	Songs
1980	Ponnagaram	3 songs
1987	Ninaikka Therintha Maname	all songs
1987	Poovizhi Vasalile	"Aattam Inge", "Paattu Enge"
1991	Pongada Neengalum Unga Arasiyalum	all songs
1995	Chandralekha	"Adikkadi Thudikkum", "Anal Thanil"
1996	Vetri Vinayagar	all songs
1997	Dhinamum Ennai Gavani	"Sevvanthi Thottathile"
1999	Annan	"Kanmanikku Vaazhthu"
2000	Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai	"Enga Veettu Kalyanam"
2001	En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri	"Chithiraye", "Vennila"
2002	Padai Veetu Amman	"Paambe Adi"
2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	"En Anbe"

Dialogue writer

Year	Film	Notes
1991	Pongada Neengalum Unga Arasiyalum	Tamil dubbed version of Telugu film Jaitra Yatra

References

1. "கலைமாமணி விருது பெற்ற கவிஞர் காமகோடியன் காலமானார்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. "ஆனந்தத் தேன்காற்று தாலாட்டுதே - 59: பட்டுக்கோட்டையார் போல் எழுதியவர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
3. "காமகோடியன்: பூஞ்சிட்டுக் குருவிகளின் காதலன்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
4. "கவிஞர் காமகோடியனின் நூல் எம்எஸ்வி உடனான அன்பின் பொக்கிஷம் வெளியீட்டு விழாவில் தொழிலதிபர் நல்லி குப்புசாமி புகழாரம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. "Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2019–2020)". IndiaGlitz. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
6. "TN govt releases Kalaimamani awardees list". The New Indian Express. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
7. "மூன்று தலைமுறை கவிஞன் நான்! - காமகோடியன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
8. "Three-time State Government Award-winning lyricist Kamakodeyen passes away". Cinema Express. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

External links

• Kamakodiyan at IMDb