Valampuri Somanathan

Valampuri Somanathan (c. 1928 – 21 June 2010) was a Tamil scholar and poet. He worked as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. In addition to screenwriting, he produced and directed a few films in Tamil.[1][2] He was elected as president of Film Producers Guild of South India in 1987.[3]

Valampuri Somanathan
Bornc. 1928
Valampuri, Pudukkottai State
Died21 June 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 81–82)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPoet, screenwriter, producer, director

Partial filmography
As writer
As producer
As director

Bibliography
  • Tamizh Pada Ulagin Thanthai director K. Subrahmanyam (2004), a book based on the life of Tamil film director K. Subrahmanyam[4]

References
  1. Guy, Randor (7 December 2004). "Pioneer filmmaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "'வசன வல்லுநர்' வலம்புரி சோமநாதன்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 20 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Somanathan is guild president". The Indian Express. 1 May 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "India trilogy from Krishnaswamy Associates". The Hindu. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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