Mayavanathan

• Name — Mayavanathan மாயவநாதன் • Birthplace — Poolankulam, Tinnevely District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India) • Occupation — poet • Died — 6 August 1971 • Place of death — Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India • Born — 16 April 1936 Mayavanathan was a Tamil poet and lyricist in Tamil Cinema.

He was born on 16 April 1936 in Poolankulam, a village near Alangulam in present-day Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu.

• Color key • Year — Film — Song — Singer(s) — Music — Direction • 1962 — Bandha Pasam — "Eppo Vechikalam" — J. P. Chandrababu — Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy — A. Bhimsingh • "Idhazh Mottu Virindhida" — P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela • "Kavalaigal Kidaikattum" — T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Sreenivas • "Nitham Nitham" — Sirkazhi Govindarajan • 1962 — Padithal Mattum podhuma — Thannilavu Theniraikka — P.Susheela — A.Bhimsingh • 1963 — Idhayathil Nee — "Chithira Poovizhi" — P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari — Muktha Srinivasan • 1964 — Poompuhar — "Thappitthu Vandhanamma" — K. B. Sundarambal — R. Sudarsanam — P. Neelakantan • "Andru Kollum" • "Kaaviri Penne" — P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan • "Thamizh Engal Uyiranathu" — P. Susheela • "Thunbamellam" — K. B. Sundarambal • "Thottavudan Malaronru" • Thozhilali • 1965 — Thaayin Karunai • Ennathan Mudivu • Poomalai • 1966 — Marakka Mudiyuma? • Kathal Paduthum Padu — "Ivaloru Azhagiya" — T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela — T. R. Pappa — Joseph Thaliath Jr. • "Meladai Katrada" — P. Susheela • 1967 — Karpooram • 1968 — Ther Thiruvizha • Deiveega Uravu • Lakshmi Kalyanam • 1969 — Magizhampoo • Kaaval Dheivam • Thalattu • 1971 — Therottam • 1972 — Delhi to Madras † • 1975 — Thiruvarul †

Mayavanathan died on 6 August 1971 in Madras. His body was taken to Poolangulam for the funeral. Kannadasan was one of the mourners.