Valampuri Somanathan

Tamil scholar and poet

Valampuri Somanathan
Born	c. 1928 Valampuri, Pudukkottai State
Died	21 June 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 81–82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Poet, screenwriter, producer, director

Valampuri Somanathan (c. 1928 – 21 June 2010) was a Tamil scholar and poet. He worked as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. In addition to screenwriting, he produced and directed a few films in Tamil.^[1]^[2] He was elected as president of Film Producers Guild of South India in 1987.^[3]

Partial filmography

As writer

Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955)
Bandha Pasam (1962)
Vanambadi (1963)
Paar Magaley Paar (1963)
Karuppu Panam (1964)
Panchavarna Kili (1965)
Arishina Kumkuma (1970) (Kannada)
Lakshmi Saraswathi (1970) (Kannada)
Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu (1970) (Kannada)
Bhale Adrusthavo Adrushta (1971) (Kannada)
Thambathyam (1987)

As producer

Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978)
Thunaivi
Thirumanam

As director

Sigappukkal Mookkuthi (1979)
Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi (1977)
Lalitha (1976)
Thunaivi (1982)

Bibliography

Tamizh Pada Ulagin Thanthai director K. Subrahmanyam (2004), a book based on the life of Tamil film director K. Subrahmanyam^[4]

References

^ Guy, Randor (7 December 2004). "Pioneer filmmaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "'வசன வல்லுநர்' வலம்புரி சோமநாதன்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Somanathan is guild president". The Indian Express. 1 May 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "India trilogy from Krishnaswamy Associates". The Hindu. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2014.