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| birth_name = Rasagopalan<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1921|11|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|06|19|1921|11|23}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Poet|Tamil Poet]]<br />
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'''Suratha''' ({{lang-ta|சுரதா}}) (23 November 1921 – 20 June 2006) was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] poet, known for his similes. He was called "Uvamai Kavignar" ("poet of comparisons").<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Suratha was born in Thanjavur,Tamilnadu as T. Rajagopal on 23 November 1921. He derived his pen name from '''Su'''bbu'''ra'''thina'''tha'''san ([[Bharathidasan]], a renowned poet of yesteryear).<ref>{{cite news|title=Poet Suradha dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/poet-suradha-dead/article3122527.ece|accessdate=4 April 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 June 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404010308/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/poet-suradha-dead/article3122527.ece|archivedate=4 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Literary works==<br />
''Saavin Mutham'' (meaning "kiss of death") and ''Thenmazhai'' (meaning "rain of honey") were among his notable works. He also ran a weekly Kaavyam, entirely dedicated to poetry.<br />
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He was a lyricist and a dialogue writer for more than 100 Tamil films and memorable songs such as ‘Amuthum thenum ethatku’.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poet Suratha: Relishing Tamil language like crimsoned nectar|url=http://tamilweek.com/thiruvedkai/archives/635|access-date=23 November 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203123227/http://tamilweek.com/thiruvedkai/archives/635|archive-date=3 February 2013|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===As Writer===<br />
*''[[Amarakavi]]'' (1952)<br />
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===As Lyricist===<br />
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*''[[Amarakavi]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]]'' (1953)<br />
*''[[Genova (1953 film)|Genova]]'' (1953)<br />
*''[[Ammaiyappan (film)|Ammaiyappan]]'' (1954)<br />
*''[[Kathanayaki]]'' (1955)<br />
*''[[Pudhu Vazhvu]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Boologa Rambai]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Nadodi Mannan]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Thirumanam]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Abalai Anjugam]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Nalla Theerpu]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Thalai Koduthaan Thambi]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Aadi Perukku (film)|Aadi Perukku]]'' (1962)<br />
*''[[Naanal (film)|Naanal]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Neerkumizhi]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]'' (1966)<br />
*''[[Marakka Mudiyumaa?]]'' (1966)<br />
*''[[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]'' (1974)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
He received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1972 and the Bharatidasan award in 1990.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tamil poets]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil activists]]<br />
[[Category:1921 births]]<br />
[[Category:2006 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male poets]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil writers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:People from Thanjavur]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]<br />
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