Makkal Kavignar Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram (1930-1959). He is known for his Poet & Thoughts. He is well known poet, flim song writer, thinker, tamil scholar and communist.

Early Years

He was born on April 13, 1930 in Sengapaduthankadu Village, Madukkur, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur District. His father is also a tamil scholar & poet. He got education upto primary school. His parents Arunachalanaar and Visalatchi Ammaiyaar.

Career

Popular

1. Social Development & Independent based poet
2. Cinema Song Writer
3. Communist

Association

1. Thanthai Periyar
2. Pattukkottai Alagirisamy
3. Kamarajar
4. Bharathidasan
5. Kannadasan

Iraniyan, Sivaraman, Kalappal Kuppu and Ambalapattu Arumugam

Politics
He is a well known communist

Poet
He is a well known tamil poet

Journalism
He has worked at:

Kuyil, A magazine run by Barathidasan

Last Years

Within five years (1954 - 1959) he made remarkable ascent in the filmdom of southern India. This may be termed as an accomplishment. His meteoric rise was not any chance, but his preparedness to make use of opportunities well. The candle was burning brighter as days passed by. However, nature had for him and the Tamil country an altogether different agenda. Yes, it all started with a minor headache that progressed into severe migraine. It was sometime around late September 1959. Pattukkottaiyaar underwent a surgery on his nose. It was supposed to have been a minor surgical operation. But the wind was determined to show its strength. Pattukkottaiyaar got into post-operative complications. Bleeding due to the surgery became more severe. It appeared he did indeed recover from bleeding shortly after, but a sudden massive bleeding took its toll on October 8, 1959. The bright roaring meteor went into tranquility at the same velocity that it came. The man, who was made to leave marks in history, did so within a short period of three decades and became immortal by his lyrics

In His Memory

First compilation of Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram's songs appeared in 1965 in print form. This was possible by the tireless work of P.E. Balakrishnan and his publisher 'NCBH'. Later various authors took up the cause and worked on it. Some of them were dedicated to bring out complete or near complete versions of Pattukkottaiyaar's works. P.E.B. and K. Jeevabharathi have done their best. Comparative studies and criticism have also been published in the form of books by several authors, like Irakuladasan, M.P. Manivel, Tha. Pandian, Su. Solamon Pappaiah, Ki. Sembiyan, Paa. Veeramoni, Paa. Udayakumar and others. Such books by experts are much needed. In such books, researchers weigh poets against other comparable poets and criticize their poems and bring forth justifications for it, which reveal hidden meanings of the poets' verses. In other words, poets and their poems are 'exposed'! A personal documentary with special reference to Pattukkottaiyaar has been published by 'Dilrooba' Shanmugam. This book provides insight into Pattukkottaiyaar's personal dimensions. Also, innumerable articles on Pattukkottaiyaar have been published, since his death, in various Tamil magazines. University of Madras has an endowment that funds research projects on Pattukkottaiyaar's works.

Tamilnadu Murpokku Ezhuthalar Sangam, Pattukkottai, brought out souvenirs on 50th, 56th and 60th birth anniversaries of Pattukkottaiyaar. A bronze statue was unveiled at a busy junction in Pattukkottai town and a special souvenir was released on the statue unveiling ceremony in 1995.

The Government of Tamil Nadu has fittingly done its part by recognizing Pattukkottaiyaar. In 1981, then Chief Minister of the state, Mr.M.G. Ramachandran conferred posthumously the prestigious Bharathidasan Award to Pattukkottaiyaar. Later in 1993, then Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalitha Jayaram declared nationalization of Pattukkottaiyaar's literary works. A memorial structure, Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram Manimandapam, has been erected in Pattukkottai and was inaugurated by then Chief Minister Mr. Muthuvel Karunanidhi in 2000.

Personal Life

He married to Gowravambal from Athikkottai (a village adjacent to Pattukkottai) at the age of 27. His mentor Bharathidasan preside over the nuptials on September 11, 1957 at Madras and it was well attended. In 1959, this couple gave birth to a fine baby boy. They named him Kumaravel. His son living in Thanjavur &working in Tamil Nadu Govt Central Secretariat Thanjavur District Office in Thanjavur

1. Arunachalanaar, Father. He is tamil poet is known to written a treatise called Musukundanaattu Vazhinadaik Kummi
2. Visalatchi Ammaiyaar
3. Gowravambal, Wife
4. Kumaravel, Son