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Kamakodiyan
Srinivasan (1945–2022) known professionally as Kamakodiyan () was an Indian poet and lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. 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. He wrote a book called ''Mellisai Mannar MSV um Naanum''. He was awarded Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnagaram
''Ponnagaram'' is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. S. Madhangan in his debut. The film stars Sarath Babu and Shoba. It was released on 4 July 1980, two months after Shoba's death. Plot Cast Production ''Ponnagaram'' is the directorial debut of Madhangan. The title of the film is a reference to a short story of the same name by Pulamaipithan. Soundtrack The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The film marks lyricist Kamakodiyan's debut. Reception P. S. M. of ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' felt Madhangan gave himself work overload by handling both writing and directing, and criticised him for trying to capitalise on Shoba's death. References External links * {{IMDb title, 0288178 1980 directori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |