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M. G. Vallabhan (1943–2004) was an Indian journalist, poet and screenwriter. Though born in Kerala, he wrote primarily in Tamil.[3]
Early life and career
Vallabhan was born in 23 March[2]Perinjanam in Thrissur at Kerala.[3] When his family shifted to Chennai, he studied and learnt Tamil despite Malayalam being his mother tongue.[3] He made his debut as lyricist with the film Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu (1979) where he wrote his first song "Solaikkuyile".[3][2]
Vallabhan worked as a journalist for the film magazines Cinemalaya and Pesum Padam and also worked as editor for Bhagya magazine.[4][3][2] He directed a film Thai Pongal (1980) and wrote screenplay and dialogues for many films.[3][1]
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