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Muthulingam
Born1942 (age 83–84)
Kadampankudi, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPoet, lyricist
Years active1973-present

Muthulingam (Tamil:முத்துலிங்கம்) [1] (born 20 March 1942) is an Indian songwriter. He wrote over 1,500 Tamil film songs, and was the winner of Kalaimamani, Bavender Bharathidasan Award, Best Songwriter Award, Artist Award. He is a former royal poet and a former upper house member.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Muthulingam was born in 1942 in Kadambangudi, Sivagangai district . Self-employment, agriculture . Educated till the final class of school. He wrote his first poem when he was 15 years old. [2][3]

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Kapilar Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu for the year 2013
  • Bavender Bharathidasan Award
  • Kalaithurai Vidhdhakar Award
  • Kalaimamani Award - 1981

Filmography[edit | edit source]

1970's[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Hindu (2017-04-29). "Muthulingam's language is like a lifelong prayer: Ilayaraja". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. "1,000 பாடல்களுக்கு மேல் எழுதிய கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம்".
  3. "பாடல்கள் சில பார்வைகள்!- கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம்".