Sri Venugopal is a Tamil language

Tamil language

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 author of religious pilgrimage travelogues, who also writes fiction under the name Pushpa Thangadorai .
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Some of his most famous novels are:

• En Peyar Kamala (1974–75)
• Oru Sivappu Villaku Erikirathu (1976)
• Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
  Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu
  Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist, Ravi. This movie is based on a novel by the same name written by Pushpa Thangadorai.-Soundtrack:...
  
  (1976)

Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu was made into a film starring Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

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An excerpt of En Peyar Kamala was translated into English by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and published as part of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction in 2008.

Some of Pushpa Thangadorai's short stories are:

• Neen Naan Nila,
• Thenmerku Paruvam,
• Naan Raamanalla,
• Thiruvarangan Ula

External links

• http://www.hindu.com/br/2005/03/29/stories/2005032900041600.htm2005 Review of a Pushpa Thangadorai collection in The Hindu
  The Hindu
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