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Subramaniam Vilvaratnam or S.Vilvaratnam(1950-Dec 9,2006) is a prominent Tamil writer & poet from Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Life
Vilvaratnam was born in the island of Pungudutivu island which is just the west of Jaffna Peninsula. During his formative years he was highly influenced by other Sri Lankan Tamil writer M. Thalayasingam.In 1991 he moved to Trincomalee due to war. He is father of two.

Works
Su.Vi as he is called by his friends & colleagues has developed interest in Tamil from his childhood. His collection of poems titled "Uyirthezhum Kalaththukkaga" was released on 2001. His poems were featured in the anthology "Maranathul valvom(life amidst death)" which included poems of other eelam poets like R.Cheran, Shanmugam Sivalingam,Yesurasa etc. He has recorded many of the violent incidents against the Northern Lankan Tamils in his poems like "The Grief-stricken Wind". Though initially he wrote on many topics but as the Tamil armed struggle gained momentum his songs reflected the mood of those times. One such was "Lutesong and Lament: Tamil Writing from Sri Lanka" which featured one of his translated version. He was also honoured by the Sri Lankan Government for his contribution to arts in 2005.

List of works

 * Ahankalum Mugangalum-1985
 * Katruvazhi Gramam-1995
 * Kalaththuyar
 * Netrimann-2000
 * Uyirthezhum Kalaththukkaga-2001
 * Vasigam-2006

Dramas

 * Thopilantha Katai
 * Penn Viduthalaivendum

Awards & Recognition
Katruvazhi Gramam--Best poetry-1995