Actor

Vaali

Writing

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Movies: 78Series: 0Crew credits: 75

TMDB ID: 584228

IMDb ID: nm1559999

Known for: Writing

Born: October 29, 1931

Died: July 18, 2013

Age: 81

Place of birth: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1964 - 2023

Years active: 60

Average TMDB rating: 6.81

Wikidata: Q7483232

Also known as

'Kavignar' Vaali • Kavignar Vaali • Vaali • T. S. Rangarajan

Other jobs

Lyricist (72)Writer (2)Story (1)

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Biography

Vaali (born T. S. Rangarajan) was an Indian poet and lyricist whose works were in Tamil, had a five-decade long association with the Tamil film industry, wrote over 15,000 songs. He acted in a number of films, including Sathya, Hey Ram, Paarthale Paravasam and Poikkal Kudhirai. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.

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