Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (30 October 1915 – 30 October 2007) was an eminent Tamil novelist, who authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He won

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for his contributions to

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. He died on his ninety-Second birthday.

Early life and education

His ancestors were natives of Lalgudi, Trichy District and one of the writers of the

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era. He spent his entire childhood and adolescent years in Ayyampettai village near Kanchipuram. His father took special care on his son and personally home tutored him advanced Tamil and English that instilled in him a love of Tamil and English Classics even at an early age. He studied from 8th to 10 Standard in Government School. He started writing when he was 20, originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked for the

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for 30 years and settled down in

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after his retirement.

Professional career

La Sa Ra worked for three years as a typist in Vauhini Pictures, which then produced a series of landmark Telugu films like ''Vande Mataram'', ''Sumangali'', and ''Devata''. It was then

K. Ramnoth K. Ramnoth (1912–1956) was an Indian cinematographer and director active in Tamil cinema. Career Ramnoth was born in 1912 at Pujapura, Thiruvananthapuram, Trivandrum. After passing his Bachelor degree, he arrived in Chennai in search of a ...

, another South Indian film director, told La Sa Ra not to waste his gift indicating that his hoping for a career in films would not be salutary. He ultimately became a banker but he continued with his writing.

Awards and recognition

He won the

in 1989 for '' Chintha nathi'', a collection of autobiographical essays.

Bibliography

Novels 1.''Puthra(1965)'' ''2.Abitha(1970)'' ''3.Kal Sirikkirathu'' ''4.Prayachiththam'' ''5.Kalugu'' ''6.keralathil engo'' Short Stories ''1.Janani(1957)'' ''2.Ithalgal(1959)'' ''3.Pachai Kanavu(1961)'' ''4.Ganga(1962)'' ''5.Anjali(1963)'' ''6.Alaigal(1964)'' ''7.Dhaya(1966)'' ''8.Meenottam'' ''9.Uththarayanam'' ''10.Nesam'' ''11.Putru'' ''12.Thulasi'' ''13.En priyamulla Snegithanukku'' ''14.Aval'' ''15.Dhvani'' ''16.Vilimbil'' ''17.Alaigal'' ''18.Naan'' ''19.Sowndarya'' Essays ''1.Mutruperatha Thedal'' ''2.Unmaiyana Dharisanam''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ra, La Sa 1915 births 2007 deaths Indian writers Tamil-language writers Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Tamil

Early life and education

Professional career

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

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