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| Places | India | |
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| Birth | 1928, Pudukkottai State | |
| Death | 21 June 2010Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (aged 82 years) |
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Valampuri Somanathan (Tamil: வலம்புரி சோமநாதன்; 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.
Partial filmography
- As writer
- Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955)
- Bandha Pasam (1962)
- Vanambadi (1963)
- Paar Magaley Paar (1963)
- Karuppu Panam (1964)
- Panchavarna Kili (1965)
- Arishina Kumkuma (1970) (Kannada)
- Lakshmi Saraswathi (1970) (Kannada)
- Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu (1970) (Kannada)
- Bhale Adrusthavo Adrushta (1971) (Kannada)
- Thambathyam (1987)
- As producer
- Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978)
- Thunaivi
- Thirumanam
- As director
- Sigappukkal Mookkuthi (1979)
- Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi (1977)
- Lalitha (1976)
- Thunaivi (1982)