![]() ![]() The young Maruthakasi used to write songs for plays which impressed Aiyer and noted singer Trichy Loganathan who recommended Maruthakasi to T R Sundaram of Modern Theatres in Salem to write for films. Rajagopala Aiyer, brother of famous Tamil film lyricist and music composer Papanasam Sivan, had a great impact on the life of Maruthakasi. Yet, from a young age his love for Tamil literature and his flair for writing poetry made him want to chart a different path. The centenary year of the man who went on to write more than 4,000 songs for Tamil films is hardly being remembered by the industry to which he gave 25 years.īorn on Februat Melakudikadu in Trichy district, Maruthakasi studied only upto intermediate level at Government College in Kumbakonam as he had to return to agriculture to help his family. The passion led to A Maruthakasi, born in a farmers home to go on to write songs that cine icons like MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Savithri and Bhanumathi hummed and danced to. One of them was so influenced by these songs that he wanted to write poems. On the banks of the Kollidam river, an old lady would sing folk songs to her grandchildren.
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