Muthulingam (poet)

Subbiah 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, Pavender Bharathidasan Award, Best Songwriter Award, Artist Award. Muthulingam was appointed as the Tamil Nadu poet laureate in 1980s by the then Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran and was also a Member of Legislative Council (MLC), before it was abolished.

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.

Career
Muthulingam made his debut as lyricist with the song "Thanjavoor Seemaiyile" for the film Ponnukku Thanga Manasu.

Awards

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

1970's

 * 1) 1973– Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
 * 2) 1976– Uzhaikkum Karangal
 * 3) 1976– Oorukku Uzhaippavan
 * 4) 1976– Unarchigal
 * 5) 1977– Meenava Nanban
 * 6) 1977– Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
 * 7) 1978– Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
 * 8) 1978– Vayasu Ponnu
 * 9) 1978– Kizhakke Pogum Rail
 * 10) 1978– En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
 * 11) 1979– Puthiya Vaarpugal
 * 12) 1979– Uthiripookkal
 * 13) 1979– Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
 * 14) 1979 – Pappathi
 * 15) 1979 – Kamasasthiram

1980s

 * 1) 1984 – Madras Vathiyar
 * 2) 1982 -Thooral Ninnu Pochu

Actor

 * Maya Kannadi (2007) - struggling actor