Education: Elementary School at cirukudalpatti, High school at Amaravathi pudur, upto 8th Std.
First job: Thiruvattiyur, Ajax Company
Literary job: 1944 as Editor of "Thirumakal"
First poetry: in 1944; 1945-46 Film Music, Editor 'mEthAvi'; 1949 Editor 'candamArutham'; 1949 training in film field
first song: 1949, Film-kanniyin kAdali, song -kalangkAthiru manamE
Politics: 1949 D.M.K member of the early days
Marriage: 1950 Ponnazhagi-Parvathi
First literary work: 'mAngkani', written while in prison (1952-53 Dalmiapuram name change protest)
story, dialogue: 'illaRa jyothi' in 1952 while in jail
First newspaper: 1954 'thenRal', then 'thenRal thirai', caNdamArutham (twice monthly); 1956 - 'mullai' literary monthly
Election: 1957 Lost in the II General Election contest from ThirukOzhtiyUr constituency, representing DMK.
Film Production: 1957 'mAlaiyitta mangkai'; 1958-59 'civakangkai ceemai', 'kavaiyillAtha manithan'
Change in Politics: 1960-61 Leave DMK party, start 'thenRal' daily
New Party: Tamil Nationalist Party under the leadership of Sampath; 'thenRal thiRai' daily start; 1962-63 join Congress
Again Films: 'vAnampAdi'; 'iraththath thilakam'; 'karuppup paNam'
Travels: 1970 to Russia; to Malaysia in 1971, 1975; to USA in 1981
Awards: Received best song composer award from the state and central government; State Poet 1978; Sakitya Academy Award in 1979 for 'cEramAn kAthali'; Annamalai Memorial Award 1979 for Best Poet
Last Days: Travel to Chicago on 24th July 1981 for health reasons; died on 17 Oct 1981; body brought to Madras on 20 Oct 81, last rites on 22 Oct 81 with full government honours
Acknowledgement: It is with great pleasure, I would like to acknowledge permission given by Kannadasan family (particularly his son Gandhi Kannadasan) to put up this Homage page to Kavingar
Kannadasan and to include extracts of his works at this web site.
Most of the Kannadaasan's works are being published (incl. reprint of early works) by Kannadaasan Pathipakam (12, Kannadaasan Salai, T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017, Tel:433 2682/81; 044-433 8712. E-MAIL: kanna@md2.vsnl.net.in
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