Vaali

Vaali was a Tamil poet and lyricist who wrote Tamil language poetry and lyrics for films. He had written a song Kallai Mattum in Dasavatharam for the music of Himesh Reshamiyya. He also acted in a few films most notably Hey Ram, Parthale Paravasam and Poi Kaal Kudhirai. He was nominated for Padma Shri for his literary work.

Biography

Vaali, whose real name is Rangarajan, was born in an Iyengar family at Srirangam in 1931. His father's name was Srinivasa Iyengar & his mother was Ponnammal. He was an artist and he worked in AIR (All India Radio). He has the record of having written most number of songs in Tamil. He has written lyrics for hundreds songs. He is a prolific writer too, and has written books like Avathara Purushan, Pandavar Bhoomi, Ramanuja Kaviyam, Krishna Vijayam, Kalaignar Kaviyam,...