20th Century Tamil Authors and Their Works
Following is a select collection of works of 20th Century authors
with the name of the publisher shown (in three letter code )
in parenthesis. A list of publishers with their three letter code
can be found at the end of this page.
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TRANSLITERATION SCHEME USED (Madurai/Adami)
vowels: a, aa/A, i, ii/I/ee, u, U/uu/oo, e, E, ai, o, O, au/ow, q/ah
consonants: k/g, ng/NG, c/ch, ny/NY, t/d, N, th/dh, n^, p, m,
y, r, l, v, z/zh, L, R, n
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akilan (P.V. akilANdam, 1922-1988)
ciththirap pAvai (TPA) vEngkaiyin main^than (TPA)
kAyal vizhi (TPA) neNYcinalaikaL (TPA)
eri malai (TPA) cakthivEl (TPA)
n^ilavinilE (TPA) nalla paiyan (TPA)
peN (TPA) engkE pOhirOm (TPA)
pAvai viLakku inba ninaivu
thuNaivi cinEkithi
nengin alaigaL avaLukku
vazhvu engE canthippu
puthu veLLam koLLaikkAran
vetrithi thirunakar pAzhmark kAttinilE
kalki (R. Krishnamurthi, 1899-1954)
ponniyin selvan I-V (1950-55,VAP) alai Osai (1948, VAP)
civakAmiyin cabadam(1944, VAP) pArthiban kanavu (1941, VAP)
maadathEvan kanai (VAP) veeNai bhavani(VAP)
jameendAr mahan (VAP) cOlaimalai iLavaraci (1947, VAP)
cAradaiyin than^diram (VAP) thiruvazhundUr civakkozundu (VAP)
kaLvanin kAthali (1938) thyAka bUmi (1938)
makutAthipathi (1942) apalaiyin kaNNiir (1974)
thEvakiyin kaNavan (1950) mohinith thiivu (1950)
poymaan karatu (1951) ponnai vanaththup puli (1952)
amara thArA (1954)
kaNNadAcan (A.L. muthaiyA, 1926-1981)
cEraman kadali (VAP) aaci (VAP)
paarimalaik kodi (VAP) aayiramkAl maNdapam (VAP)
manadhukku thUkamillai(VAP) caracuvin coundarya lahari (VAP)
Umaiyan kOtai (VAP) vElankudith thiruvizha (VAP)
brin^dhAvanam (VAP) vilakkumattumA civappu (VAP)
manampOl vAzhvu (VAP) cingAri pArtha chennai (VAP)
adaivida rahaciyam kannadaasan kadaihal (VAP)
saidikkadaihal (VAP) vanavaasam (history)
kAthal koNda tennAdu oru kaviNYanin kathai
cinkAri pArtha cennai
sindhittEn sindhittEn (VAP) civagangai ceemai (drama) (VAP)
raaja dhaNdanai (drama) (VAP) anaarkali (drama) (VAP)
cANdilyan (S. Bhasyam, 1910-1987)
kadalpuRa I-III(1 set) (VAP) yavana raaNi I,II(I set)(VAP)
jaladeepam I-III (I set) (VAP) raajamuthirai I,II(I set) (VAP)
mannan mahaL (110.00) (VAP) kanni maadam (VAP)
raaja thilakam (VAP) moonkil kOtai (VAP)
udaya bhAnu (VAP) nilamangai (VAP)
chandiramathi (VAP) vasantha kaalam (VAP)
mohini vAnam (VAP) naaha deepam (VAP )
malai vaacal (VAP) cerancelvi (VAP )
vilai raaNi (VAP) pallava thilakam
jeeva bhoomi(VAP) manjal aaRu
ilaya raaNi (VAP) neelavaLLi (VAP)
chittiranjani (VAP) indirakumAri (VAP)
mangaladEvi (VAP) naaga dEvi (VAP)
raaja yOham (VAP) avani sundari (VAP)
neelvizhi (VAP) jalamOhini (VAP)
kavarnda kaNgal (VAP) raaNiyin kanavu (VAP)
raaNa hameer (VAP) madhumalar (VAP)
vacantha kAlam raaja pErihai
maNYal Aru mUngkil kOttai
pANdiyan pavAni palAthkAram
jekacirpiyan (1920-1978)
thiruccirambalam (1958) ALavAi azhakan (1960)
pattinakkOttam (1964) maNNin kuraL (1961)
kilingjal kOpuram (1969) Ezhmaiyin paricu (1948)
cAvin muththam (1949) kombuththEn (1951)
mathurAnthaki (1955) nAyaki narcOnai (1959)
Umaikkuyil (1960) poykkAl kuthirai (1960)
makarayazh mangkai (1961) nondippiLLaiyAr (1961)
corkaththin nizhal (1962) narikkuraththi (1964),
mArampAvai (1964) kAval theivam (1967)
iniya neNYcam (1967) katikAracciththar (1967)
nizhalin karpu (1969) kANakkidaikAtha thaNYam (1970)
ajanayanam (1972) mOkamanthiram (1973)
nanthi varman kAthali
thEvan (mahAdEvan. R, 1913-1957)
CID chandru justice jagannAthan
thuppariyum cAmbu mistar vEthantham
lakshmi katAksham kalyANi
rAjaththin manOratham kOmathiyin kAthalan
rajAmaNi mis jAnaki
anurAdhA ramaNan
uruha marukkum mezhukuvarthi(VAP) thoongum ninaivuhal (VAP)
kaRpoorak kARRu (TMP) ethanai kAlam unakkAka (TMP)
puvanA ennum puyal (TMP) yarumingkE rAmanillO (TMP)
mazhaikAla mallikaikaL (TMP) viLakkilla cathirangkaL (TMP)
rakaciyak kanavugaL (TMP) an^tharathil Or Unycal (TMP)
kAdal yAthirai (TMP) mEham thEdum vAnam (TMP)
vazhikAti vazhi thavaRukiRathu (TMP) mAyamanam (TMP)
nizhalukku Engkum marangkaL (TMP) thenRalE AdivA (TMP)
candhippu thodarum (TMP) vidyacamAi vidya (TMP)
thuNaiyak oru paRavai (TMP) kAdalukku oru(th)thii (TMP)
maran^thu pO nenycamE (TMP) collAthE yARum kEttal
n^ii mattum varalAm (TMP) ivar thAn konycam kavani
vilahavA pazhakinOm (TMP) enRum un rANi (TMP)
iraNdAvathu vAzhkkai (TMP) thottil cugam (TMP)
mungthanaith thottil (TMP) muthamitta coppanangkaL (TMP)
thEvai oru cin^Ekathi (TMP) anubhava alaikaL (TMP)
ippadiku n^anRiyudan (TMP) kOlaththai maRRavA (TMP)
kanavOdu cilan^AL (TMP)
bAlakumAran
pOradum peNmaNikaL (TMP) cin^EkamuLLa cingkam (TMP)
kAdal veNNilA (TMP) n^AnE enakkoru pOdimaram (TMP)
ini en murai (TMP) Asai ennum vEdam
en kaNmaNi (TMP) akalyA (TMP)
merkurip pookkaL (TMP) karaiyOra mudalaikaL (TMP)
enRenRum anbudan (TMP) kAnal thAham (TMP)
etta n^inRu cutta nilA (TMP) viciRi cAmiyar (TMP)
cundari kaNNal oru cEdhi (TMP) Asaik kadal (TMP)
adukku malli (TMP) nellic choRu (TMP)
vanni maraththali (TMP) iravil kavithai (TMP)
anbukku panycmillai (TMP) Anan^da vayal (TMP)
oru vazhippAdhai (TMP) kirushNa arjunan (TMP)
thAyumAnavan (TMP) irumbukku kudiraigal
civacangkari (1942 - )
naan nanaaha (VAP) paalangaL (VAP)
ethaRkAha (TMP) Ayiram kAlatthup payir (TMP)
ithuvum thajmahAl thAn (TMP) AyuL thaNdanai (TMP)
pirayaccitham (TMP) kARRuLLapOthE (TMP)
mookkaNAngkayiRu (TMP) tirangkAl (TMP)
oru cingkam muyalAkirathu (TMP) oovar doose (TMP)
thiirvu (TMP) maN kuthiraikaL (TMP)
ruci kaNda poonai(TMP) adu cari appuRam (TMP)
aravindar collukiRar (TMP) ini thodarathu (TMP)
kAdal enpadu eduvarai (TMP) manam kavarn^tha malEsiya (TMP)
oru pahal oru iravu (TMP) n^ool ENi (TMP)
theppak kuLam (TMP) malaiyin adutha pakkam (TMP)
andamA romba nallavangka (TMP) pacchon^thigal (TMP)
en kaNNOttathil (TMP) appA (TMP)
uyarn^thavarhaL (TMP) puduppudu anubhavangkal (TMP)
katta maN (TMP) kutti (TMP)
thavam (TMP) karuNaik kolai (TMP)
surA meengal (TMP) uNNmaik kathaikal (TMP)
n^atpu (TMP) kaN ketta pin (TMP)
innoru kAraNam (TMP) poi (TMP)
oRRap paravai (TMP) tappuk kaNakku (TMP)
avan (TMP) oru appAvum iraNdu peNkaLum (TMP)
ammA (TMP) vaLartha kada (TMP)
kuzhappangkaL (TMP) iraNdu pEr (TMP)
konycam yOcikkalamE (TMP) nappAcai (TMP)
47 naatkaL oru manithanin kathai
chinna nool kanda nammai sirappadutthuvadu (VAP)
jeyakAnthan, thaNdapANi (1934- )
pArisukkup pO (MPN) cila n^ErangkaLil cila manithargaL (MPN)
cun^dara kANdam (MPN) oru n^adigai n^Adagam pArkiRaL (MPN)
jeya jeya caNYkara (MPN) oru manithan oru veedu oru ulakam (MPN)
kaRRu veLiyinilE (MPN) unnaippOl oruvan (MPN)
kOkila enna ceiduvittAL (MPN) innum oru peNNin kathai (MPN)
vAzhkai azhaikiRathu (MPN) cinimAvukku pOna ciththaL (MPN)
in^dha nErathil ivaL (MPN) yArukkA azhuthAn (MPN)
piraLayam (MPN) kai vilangku (MPN)
pirammOpadEsam (MPN) kangai engE pohiRaL (MPN)
eesvara allA thErA rAm (MPN) idaya rANikaLum ispEdu rAjAkkaLum (MPN)
kazhuththil vizunda mAlai (MPN) pAvam oru pAppAththu (MPN)
O amerikka (MPN) ovvoru kUraikkum kIzhE (MPN)
aayudha poojai (MPN) moongil kAttu n^ilA (MPN)
kAththirukka oruththi (MPN) illAthavarkaL (MPN)
oorukku n^ooru pEr (MPN) enggengku kANinum (MPN)
karu (MPN) oru manithanum cila erumai mAdukaLum (MPN)
karikkOdukaL (MPN) karuNaiyinAl alla (MPN)
an^tha akkAvaith thEdi (MPN) pAttimArkaLum pEththimArkaLum (MPN)
rishi moolam (MPN) appAvukku appA conna kadaikaL (MPN)
gangai engE pOhirAL kaivilangi
pAzhpEtham inippum karippum
tharkkam thurkai
urangkuvathu pOlum yukacAnthi
antharangkam punithamAnathu kurupiitam
sujAthA (S. rangarAjan, 1935- )
srirangkathu thEvadaikaL (TMP) vairangkaL (TMP)
anithAvin kAthalkaL (TMP) maRuthal varum (TMP)
enRavathu oru n^AL (TMP) vinynyapf pArvaiyilirundu (TMP)
vacanthakAla kuRRangkaL (TMP) adutha nORRANdu (TMP)
kanavuth thozhiRchalai (TMP) karaiyellam chenbakappU (TMP)
oru pirayANam oru kolai (TMP) kaduvuL van^dirun^dar (TMP)
gurupracAd kadaici dinam (TMP) AdalinAl kAdal ceivIr (TMP)
nijathai thEdi (TMP) irayil punnahai (TMP)
Ayirathil iruvar (TMP) thanga muduchchu (TMP)
pirivOm canthippOm I, II (TMP) appA anbuLLa appA (TMP)
thicai kaNdEn vankaNdEn (TMP) pathinAlu n^AtkaL (TMP)
maRupadiyum ganEsh (TMP) ethaiyum oru muRai (TMP)
UNYal (TMP) jannal malar (TMP)
niramaRRa vAnavil (TMP) mErkE oru kuRRam (TMP)
madhyamar (TMP) mis thamizh thayE n^amaskAram (TMP)
vivAdhangkaL vimarcanangkaL (TMP) Ayiram oLippori vArthaikaL (TMP)
cinnakuyili (TMP) kANNikai
appavin Austin (VAP) vAimaiyE cilasamayam vellum (VAP)
vasanthi X vasanth (VAP) ganEsh X vasanth (VAP)
nillungaL raajavE (VAP) en iniya iyandhira ( I & II) (KUP)
priyA (KUP) gAyathri(KUP)
nnrendhiranin vinOdha (KUP) vazhkku (Drama) (KUP)
nailAn kayiru nil kavani thattu
vAnam ennum viithiyilE nirvANa nakaram
karaiyellAm cenpakappU apsarA
marupadiyum kanEsh thEdAthE
vacanthakAla kuRRangkaL srirangkAttu thEvathaikaL
irayil punnakai pothu maraththu puthu mukangkaL
athanAl kAthal ceiviir vAimaye cila camayam vellum
irupaththinAngku rupAi thIvu hostal thinangkaL
kannaiyazhin kadaisi pAkkangal(KUP)
naa. pArthacArathi (P. Manivannan, 1932- )
thuLaci mAdam (TPA) cAyangkAla mEkangkaL (TPA)
kuruNYi malar pon vilangku
pattuppUchi kapAtha puram
nerrikkirAn malaiccikaram
paNdimAthEvi maNipallavam
pirantha maN camuthAya viithi
neNYa kanal AtmAvin rakangkal
aNintha malar arathin kural
ilaiyuthir kAlathu iravukaL kOpura thiipam
vaNYi mAnakaram niila nayanangkaL
karchuvarkaL cAththiya veLLam
poy mukangkaL paccai kuzhanthaikal
thiivatti koLLai nallappAmbu thiirpu
ithu pothu vazhi alla puthiya pAlam
kangkai innum vatRividavillai valampuri cangku
thEvaithaikalum corkalum
rAjam krishNan (Mitra, 1925- )
vErukku niir (TPA) kazhalil mithakkum thIpangkaL (TPA)
cERRil manitharkaL (TPA) malarkaL (TPA)
karippu maNikaL (TPA) avan (TPA)
Uciyum uNarvum peN kuraL
anpuk kada mAyaccuzhal
kaiviLakku bAnuvin kAthalar
kuriNYithEN thanga muL
malai aruvi vaLaikkaram
puyalin maiyam vilangkukaL
vErukku niir rOja ithazhkaL
kAdukaL muLLum malarnthathu
annaiyar pUmi viidu
alaivAikkaraiyil calanangkal
vidiyum mun kattuk kAval
iruthiyum thodakkamum karuppu manikaL
kAlam paccai kodi
alai kadalilE uyirppu
indirA pArthacArathi (Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy, 1931- )
kuruthippunal (TPA) aurangkaceep (TPA)
aakacaththAmarai (TPA) thanthira pUmi
kaala veLLam (1968) cuthanthira pUmi
thiivukaL nilamEnthum nallAl
mAyamAn vEttai venthu thaNintha kAdukaL
ucci veyyil vezhangkaL
helikaptarkaL irangivittana akni
manitha theivangkaL nAcakkAra kumpal
yukatarmaan mazhai
kOvai maNicEkaran (1927 - )
sErasooriyan (VAP) kuRRalak kuravanchi (VAP)
ajAtha chatru (VAP) than^thaiyumAnavan (TMP)
kARRu veLiyidaik kaNNammA (TMP) cEran kulakkkodi (TMP)
vEngkai vanam (TMP) thOhai mayil (TMP)
rAja karjanai (TMP) collith therivathillai (TMP)
azhakin n^iram (TMP) verum vayiru
cirukathaic celvam vAzhvin viLakkukaL
oru viithiyin kathai thennagkiiRRu
mungkil ilaimEL cempaiyin celvi
kangkai nAcciyAr yAka cAlai
thAyum cEyum
cuthanthira pUmiyil veLLainira nAraikaL
lakshmi
mithila vilAs (TMP) vacanthakAla mEham (TMP)
ammA enakkaha (TMP) kAla muzhuvadum kAthiruppEn (TMP)
latciyavAthi (TMP) kAnycanaiyin kanavu (TMP)
idO oru ithayam (TMP) vAnampAdikku oru vilangku (TMP)
pUkkuzhi (TMP) mannippin maRupakkam (TMP)
oRRai natcathiram (TMP) azahu ennum theivam (TMP)
kaiyil aLLiya malarkaL (TMP) vaira mookkuthi (TMP)
mangkaLavin kaNavan (TMP) corgaththin kathavuhal (TMP)
cooryakangtham (TMP) maNNum poNNum (TMP)
unakku nAn enakku n^ii (TMP) thoduvAnam veLiyilE (TMP)
koondukku veLiyE (TMP) veLLai n^iRathil our poonai (TMP)
uyirE OdivA (TMP) cAdharaNa manithan (TMP)
AprikA kaNdathil pala ANdukal(TMP) vENA oru vENai (TMP)
arraku mAligai pen manam
anuttamA (Rajeswari Padmanabhan, 1922 - )
curuthipEdam kEtta varam
orE oru vArthai inbaththEn
maNalviidu jeyanthipurath thiruvizha
arpavishayam prEmakiitham
naintha vuLLam
indirA coundararAjan
kadal uddam (VAP) ondrin niram irandu (VAP)
krishnadhasi (VAP)
in^dumathi
thoduvAna manitharkaL (TPA) tharaimEl irangum vimAngal (KUP)
sakthi (KUP)
aikkan
karikalan kanavu (VAP)
mAyAvi (S.K. Raman, 1917 - )
akathi calanam
onrE vAzhvu makkaL celvam
carOja rAmamUrthi (1921- )
paniththuLi muthuccippi
iruLum oLiyum vazhiththuNai
iru kathaikaL navarAthhrip paricu
dEvi bAlA
veliye theriyum verhal (VAP) naaLoru poomalarum (VAP)
kanaak kaanum kangal (VAP)
mahEn^dran
oorikki (VAP) metti (VAP)
marudhani (VAP) thangapadhakkam
ranganAyaki, S (1924 -
thiyAkaththin madiyil pAkkiyavathi
thai piranthathu
mu. mEthA
kanavuk kuthiraikaL (TMP) Urvalam (TMP)
oru vAnam iru cirahu (TMP) ithayathil nARkAli (TMP)
kaNNiir pookaL (TMP) thiruvizhavil oru therup pAdahan (TMP)
n^an^thavana n^AtkaL (TMP) muhaththukku muham (TMP)
avarhaL varukirArkaL (TMP) n^adan^tha n^AdahangkaL (TMP)
ennudaiya pOdhi marangkaL (TMP) kAththirun^tha kARRu (TMP)
avaLukku oru kaditham (TMP) pakkam pArththup pEcuhirEn (TMP)
idaya vAcaL (TMP) ninaiththathu n^ehizhn^thathu (TMP)
nAnum en kavithaiyum (TMP) thiran^tha puththakam (TMP)
n^Ayakam oru kAviyam (TMP) chozha nilA
A. n^atarAjan
ninaivellam nirmala (VAP)
gowdama neelambaran
pallava mohini (VAP) nila mutram (VAP)
rA. ki rangarAjan (1927- )
moovirandu eezhu (VAP) vayadu padineezhu (VAP)
padahu veedu (VAP) cumai thAngki
iru caththiyam muthal mottu muthaliya palA
pallakku nilA ninaiyumA?
thitiirendru oru nAl
vikraman
choza mahudam (VAP) chittira valli (VAP)
prabaNYan
nERRu manitharkaL (TPA) oru vooril iraNdu manitharkaL (TPA)
AngkaLum peNkaLum (TPA) mahAn^athi (TPA)
caraswathi ramn^Ath
maha nanda (marathi) (VAP) nandini (sindi novel) (VAP)
umA chan^dran
anbuLLa ajitha (VAP) aahAyam bhoomi (VAP)
thaariNi (novel) (VAP) pariharam (novel) (VAP)
mullum mAlarum (VAP)
cu. camudhram
manam kotti manidharhal (VAP) innoru urimai (VAP)
avaLukkaha (VAP) vaada malli (VAP)
carOjA rAmamUrthi
muthuch chippi (VAP) arangam (VAP)
vAcanthi
kuttravaaLi (novel) (VAP) vErkaLaith thEdi (VAP)
jeyacirpiyan
veLLaik kakkai (VAP) anbin marupuram (VAP)
thiruchidrambalam vEngaiyen manidhan
vishvacEnan
paNdiyan mahaL (novel) (VAP)
mee. pa. sOmu
veedhik kanavu (VAP) nandavanam (VAP)
madhulangkanru (VAP) impon metti (VAP)
vANidAcan (T. Rangaswami, 1915-1974)
ezhilOviyam inba ilakkiyam
thiirtha yAththirai kOti mullai
iravu varavillai ciriththa nuNA
kumudhini (T. Ranganayaki)
thivAn mahaL
rAmanAthan, L (1926-1977)
cankarlAl innoru ceruppu engE
maraintha nakaram veRi
rAmanAthan, aru
irAjarAja chOzhan kathAnAyaki
kOzhippandhayam vEdALam conna kadaikaL
manOraNYitham vAnavil
viirapANdiyan manaivi kuNdu mallikai
niilu (Nila Ramamurthi, 1923 - )
kamalAvin dairi kungkumam
kalyANiyin kanavu kadampacAram cirithathu
rAmacAmi, cuntara (1931 - )
akkarai ciimaiyil thiraikaL Ayiram
pallakku thAkkikaL oru puliyamarathin kathai
paLLam nadunici nAikaL
thAmaraikaNNan (V. Rajamanickam, 1934 - )
ellAm inpa mayam thanga thAmarai
pEcum UmaikaL mUnrAvathu thuruvam
Arucuvai oru manithan theivam AkirAn
nalla nAL killivaLavan
maruthu pANdiyan cANakkiyan cAmrAjyam
kOmakaL (Rajalakshmi Ramamurthi, 1933 - )
panimalar anbin citharal
iruvaril oruvar cudar viLakku
muthal canthippu uyirin amuthE
mEka ciththirangkaL mAya vAzhvu
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The Little Flower Company (LIFCO) Associates (LIF)
PO Box 1028, 43, Ranganathan Street, T. Nagar, Madras - 600 017
Tel:434 1538
Sri Ramakrishna Math (RAM)
16, Sri Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Madras- 600 004
Tel: 494 1231
Meenakshi Puttaha Nilaiyam (MPN)
60, Melak gopurath theru, Madurai-625 001
Thamizh puththakaalayam (TPA)
11, Sivaprakasam St, Pondy Bazaar, T. Nagar, Madras - 600 017
PO Box 5193, Tel: 4345904
Kumari Padithippaham (KUP)