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Lalgudi Saptarishi Ramamrutham (1916 – 29 October 2007) was a veteran Tamil novelist, having authored 300 short stories, 6 novels and 10 collections of essays. He died on his ninety-first birthday, October 29, 2007.
and one of the writers of the Manikodi era. He started writing when he was 20 originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked in Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai
after his retirement.
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, another South Indian movie 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.
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award
in 1989 for Chintha nathi, a collection of autobiographical essays.
Early years
Born in 1916, he was a native of LalgudiLalgudi
Lalgudi is a town in Tiruchirapalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Geography:Lalgudi is a town located around 20KM from Tiruchirapalli on NH227 Tiruchirapalli-Chidambaram. Lalgudi lies close to Coleroon River...
and one of the writers of the Manikodi era. He started writing when he was 20 originally in English and then changed over to Tamil. He worked in Punjab National Bank for 30 years and settled down in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
after his retirement.
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, another South Indian movie 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.
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in 1989 for Chintha nathi, a collection of autobiographical essays.