Vairamuthu Ramasamy is a Tamil poet, lyricist and author. Notable works include Kallikkattu Ithikasam, Karuvachi Kaaviym, Moondram Ulagapor and many others numbering to 37. He has also introduced some foreign poets and their works to Tamil in his Ella Nadhiyilum En Odum. Some of his works are translated into Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The trend continues as hundreds of his film lyrics are translated into Hindi.
Vairamuthu is also a recipient of various awards including the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel 'Kallikattu Ithikasam' as well as being a eight-time winner of the National Film Awards.