S. D. Subramania Yogi ( ta, ச. து. சு. யோகி; 30 November 1904 – 27 July 1963) was a Tamil director, playwright, screenplay writer and poet from Tamil Nadu, India.

Life

He was born in a family of poets and published his first collection of poems, while still a student at the Erode Mahajana High School in 1924. He became involved in the Indian Independence Movement and wrote many poems in support of the Indian nationalist cause. He was given the title "Bhala Bharathi" in appreciation of his Tamil literary skills. Among his noted works are ''Bhavani Kuravanji'', a translation of Omar Kayyam's works into Tamil and the life stories of

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. After becoming well known in the field of literature, Yogi started writing scripts for Tamil films. His first film as script writer - ''

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'' (1936) was a success and the literary magazine ''Manikodi'' praised him for his dialogues. He went on to write scripts and song lyrics for a number of Tamil films till the 1950s. He also directed two films - ''

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'' (1939) and ''Krishnakumar'' (1941). Yogi translated many of film related English technical terms into Tamil and published a model screenplay using the terms in the magazine ''Gundoosi''. In 2000, the Government of Tamil Nadu nationalised his works.

Filmography

;As script writer *''

'' (1936) *''Krishnabakthi'' (1948) *''Lakshmi'' (1953) ;As director *''

'' (1939) *''Krishnakumar'' (1941)

References

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* {{Authority control Tamil poets Tamil film directors Tamil screenwriters 1963 deaths 1904 births Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu Film directors from Tamil Nadu Poets from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian people