Muthulingam (Tamil:முத்துலிங்கம்) (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

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.

Muthulingam (poet)

Awards

Kapilar Award of the Government of Tamil Nadu for the year 2013

Bavender Bharathidasan Award

Kalaithurai Vidhdhakar Award

Kalaimamani Award - 1981

Filmography

Lyricist

1970's

1973– Ponnukku Thanga Manasu

1976– Uzhaikkum Karangal

1976– Oorukku Uzhaippavan

1976– Unarchigal

1977– Meenava Nanban

1977– Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga

1978– Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

1978– Vayasu Ponnu

1978– Kizhakke Pogum Rail

1978– En Kelvikku Enna Bathil

1979– Puthiya Vaarpugal

1979– Uthiripookkal

1979– Suvarilladha Chiththirangal

1979– Pappathi

1979– Kamasasthiram

Actor

Maya Kannadi (2007) - struggling actor

References

Living people

1942 births

Tamil film poets

Tamil-language lyricists

Tamil poets

Muthulingam (poet)