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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian musician and writer (1928–2022)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Subbu Arumugam<br />
| image = Subbu Arumugam of Tamil Nadu, in 2006 (cropped).jpg<br />
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| caption = Arumugam in 2006<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|7|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Chatthiram Pudukulam, [[Tirunelveli]], [[Madras Province]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|10|10|1928|7|12|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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| occupation = Musician, Writer<br />
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| notable_works = <br />
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2021)<br>[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], [[Kalaimamani]] (1975)<br />
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'''Subbu Arumugam''' (12 July 1928 – 10 October 2022)<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/padma-shri-awardee-and-popular-villupattu-exponent-subbu-arumugam-passes-away-101665401896332.html Padma Shri awardee and popular 'Villupattu' exponent Subbu Arumugam passes away]</ref> was an Indian musician, writer and [[Villu Paatu|Villupattu]] theatre art exponent.<ref name=gov>{{cite news |title=Subbu Arumugam |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1260&at=2 |publisher=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Subbu Arumugam |url=https://chennaiyilthiruvaiyaru.com/subbu-arumugam/ |publisher=Chennaiyilthiruvaiyaru.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chitharth |first1=M |title=Villupattu exponents Subbu Arumugam, daughter get TN awards |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/08/19/villupattu-exponents-subbu-arumugam-daughter-get-tn-awards/ |publisher=Newstodaynet |date=19 August 2019}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/><ref>{{cite news |title=Ten from T.N. chosen for Padma Shri |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ten-from-tn-chosen-for-padma-shri/article33663179.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 January 2021}}</ref> He published 15 books containing [[Villu Pattu]] narratives, songs, short stories and novels such as Veera Pandia Kattabomman. Some of his published notable works are ''Noolaga Villisai'', ''Ramayanam'', and ''Villisai Mahabharatham''.<ref name=gov/><br />
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Arumugam was born on 12 July 1928 at Chatthiram Pudukulam village of [[Tirunelveli district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W1OAAAAYAAJ&q=Subbu+Arumugam+1928|title=Who's who of Indian Writers: 1999 : In 2 Vol. Vol. 1 A-M|first=K. C.|last=Dutt|date=10 October 1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126008735 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He received training in the Villu Paatu theatre art under A. Subbaiah Pillai, [[N. Krishna Pillai]], and [[N. S. Krishnan]].<ref name=gov/> Arumugam had many Villu Pattu audio cassettes, videos, and devotional songs to his credit. Some of the other notable works include ''Kannile Nalla Gunam'', a video on [[diabetic retinopathy]], which was produced by [[Sankara Nethralaya]], Chennai, and ''Sattam, Sathyam, Samudhyam'', a video on legal matters, was produced by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=gov/> He has also written comedy tracks, dialogues and lyrics for various films in India.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news |title=P Anitha, 'Gearman' Subramanian, Bombay Jayashri among those conferred Padma Shri from TN |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/p-anitha-gearman-subramanian-bombay-jayashri-among-those-conferred-padma-shri-tn-142168 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |date=25 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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Arumugam performed Villu Paatu professionally for about 40 years from the 1930s up to the 1950s in various temples, schools, colleges, factories, corporate offices and media broadcasts.<ref name=gov/><br />
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Arumugam was awarded the [[Kalaimamani]] title in 1975 by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram for excellence in the field of art and literature. Subbu Arumugam was honored with the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for his contribution to the practice of Villu Paatu.<ref name=gov/><br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
* [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]], 2021<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]<br />
* [[Kalaimamani]] Award by the Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram, 1975<br />
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