1927
Early life
Born in Sirukoodalpatti
சிறுகூடல்பட்டியில் பிறப்பு
Kannadasan was born as Muthiah Sathappan Chettiar in Sirukoodalpatti, near Karaikudi, in the Nattukottai Nagarathar community.
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1940s
Literature
The name Kannadasan emerges
கண்ணதாசன் என்ற பெயர் உருவாகிறது
Public references connect his early editorial work and literary identity with the adoption of the name Kannadasan.
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1950s-1980s
Cinema
A public voice across cinema and literature
திரையும் இலக்கியமும் இணைந்த பொதுக் குரல்
His work moved through film lyrics, poems, novels, essays, editing, producing, public life, and spiritual prose.
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1959
Cinema
Cinema as history and public memory
வரலாறும் மக்கள் நினைவும் ஆன சினிமா
Sivagangai Seemai is connected to Kannadasan as producer and writer, showing his cinema work beyond lyric writing.
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1968
Award
National Film Awards lyric recognition
தேசிய திரைப்பட விருது பாடல் அங்கீகாரம்
At the 16th National Film Awards, Kannadasan was recognized as lyric writer for the Tamil song Devan Vanthaan from Kuzhanthaikkaga.
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1968
Award
Tamil Nadu State Film Award reference
தமிழ்நாடு மாநில திரைப்பட விருது குறிப்பு
Reference indexes list Kannadasan as the 1968 Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Lyricist recipient for Lakshmi Kalyanam.
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1980
Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
சாகித்ய அகாடமி விருது
Sahitya Akademi's awards list records Kannadasan as the 1980 Tamil awardee for Cheraman Kadali, listed as a novel.
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Later career
Spirituality
Spiritual prose becomes a major doorway
ஆன்மிக உரைநடை ஒரு முக்கிய வாசலாகிறது
Works such as Arthamulla Indhu Matham and Yesu Kaaviyam became part of the way readers encounter his later spiritual range.
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1981
Legacy
Death in Chicago
சிகாகோவில் மறைவு
Public references state that Kannadasan died in Chicago on 17 October 1981 while connected with a Tamil conference visit.
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Legacy
Legacy
A remembered public figure
மக்கள் நினைவில் வாழும் பொதுப் படைப்பாளர்
Public references note memorial and place-name honors, including Kaviarasar Kannadasan Manimandapam at Karaikudi.
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Kannadasan - Wikipedia
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Family-curated Kannadasan.ai launch brief
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16th National Film Awards catalogue
Primary sourceArchived Directorate of Film Festivals catalogue for the 1968 awards, including the lyric-writing recognition for Kuzhanthaikkaga.
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist - reference index
Discovery indexIndex source for the 1968 Lakshmi Kalyanam lyricist award. Needs a primary government or archival source before final approval.
Sahitya Akademi Awards list
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Kannadasan Pathippagam purchase pathway
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