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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	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>		Suratha was born in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu as T. Rajagopal on 23 November 1921. He derived his pen name from '''Su'''bbu'''ra'''thna'''da'''san ([[Bharathidasan]], a 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>

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
	''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.		''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.

	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>		He was a lyricist and a dialogue writer for more than 100 Tamil films and songs such as {{transl\|ta\|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>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}


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| name = Suratha
| birth_name = Rasagopalan
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1921|11|23}}
| birth_place = [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|06|19|1921|11|23}}
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| occupation = [[Poet|Tamil Poet]]

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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").

==Early life==
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>

==Literary works==
''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.

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>

==Filmography==
{{Expand list|date=April 2017}}

===As Writer===
*''[[Amarakavi]]'' (1952)

===As Lyricist===
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*''[[Amarakavi]]'' (1952)
*''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' (1952)
*''[[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]]'' (1953)
*''[[Genova (1953 film)|Genova]]'' (1953)
*''[[Ammaiyappan (film)|Ammaiyappan]]'' (1954)
*''[[Kathanayaki]]'' (1955)
*''[[Pudhu Vazhvu]]'' (1957)
*''[[Boologa Rambai]]'' (1958)
*''[[Nadodi Mannan]]'' (1958)
*''[[Thai Pirandhal Vazhi Pirakkum]]'' (1958)
*''[[Thirumanam]]'' (1958)
*''[[Abalai Anjugam]]'' (1959)
*''[[Nalla Theerpu]]'' (1959)
*''[[Thalai Koduthaan Thambi]]'' (1959)
*''[[Aadi Perukku (film)|Aadi Perukku]]'' (1962)
*''[[Naanal (film)|Naanal]]'' (1965)
*''[[Neerkumizhi]]'' (1965)
*''[[Major Chandrakanth (1966 film)|Major Chandrakanth]]'' (1966)
*''[[Marakka Mudiyumaa?]]'' (1966)
*''[[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]]'' (1974)
{{div col end}}

==Awards==
He received the [[Kalaimamani]] award in 1972 and the Bharatidasan award in 1990.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Tamil activists]]
[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male poets]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:People from Thanjavur]]
[[Category:Poets from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

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Suratha - Revision history

->Ira Leviton: Added a transliteration tag so that non-English words aren't misidentified as typos by automated spellcheckers like Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss.

2409:4072:6D9B:73EF:624B:4120:9723:45C0 at 16:39, 22 November 2020