They last worked together on Aadhikkam, which was released in 2005.He entered the Tamil film industry in the year 1980, with the film Nizhalgal, an Ilaiyaraaja musical, directed by Bharathiraja.During the course of his 40-year film career, he has written over 7,500 songs and poems 7 which have won him seven National Awards, the most for any Indian lyricist.He has also been honored with a Padma Shri, a Padma Bhushan 8 and a Sahitya Akademi Award, 9 for his abundant literary output.
In his new surroundings, he also took up agriculture in addition to his academics. The Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu during the 1960s, made a significant impression on his youth and he was inspired by several prominent individuals associated with language, such as Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Perarignar Annadurai, Kalaignar Mu. Karunanidhi, Subramania Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan. He began writing poems from the age of ten and by his early teens, he was noted as a prominent orator and poet in his school. At the age of fourteen, he wrote a group of venba poems, having been inspired by Thiruvalluvar s Tirukkua. In his sophomore year, he published his first anthology of poems, titled Vaigarai Megangal (Clouds at Dawn), at the age of nineteen. The book was prescribed as part of the curriculum in the Womens Christian College, giving Vairamuthu the distinction of being a writer whose work was part of a syllabus, while he was still a student. He completed a 2 year Masters program in Arts in the field of Tamil literature at the Madras University. In addition to this, he continued writing poetry, bringing out a second anthology of poems in 1979, titled Thiruthi Ezhuthiya Theerpugal (Revised and rewritten). They have two sons, Madhan Karky and Kabilan, who both work as lyricists and dialogue writers for Tamil films. The first song he wrote in his career, was Pon Maalai Pozhuthu, which was composed by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam. The first song of his that was released, was Batrakali Uttamaseeli (also composed by Ilaiyaraaja) from the film Kaali, which was released four months before Nizhalgal. Vairamuthu quit his career as a translator to work full-time in the film industry. During the period he was working with Ilaiyaraaja, Vairamuthu collaborated with director Mani Ratnam for the first time in Idhaya Kovil in 1985, penning the song Naan Padum Mouna Ragam (which inspired the title of Ratnams breakthrough Mouna Ragam, which was released in the following year). He later had three further collaborations as a writer with the director in Thulasi (1987), Vanna Kanavugal (1987) and Vanakkam Vathiyare (1991). He also penned the dialogues for Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil (1989), which was directed by the National award-winning cinematographer Ashok Kumar. After their split, Vairamuthus career stalled for the next five years, when he worked largely on lyrics for other language films that were dubbed in Tamil. His association with director Bharathiraja remained intact, as the duo worked together in the late 1980s on films such as Vedham Pudhithu (composed by Devendran ) and Kodi Parakuthu (composed by Hamsalekha ). He also worked with Bollywood composers such as R. D. Burman in the film Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga and the duo LaxmikantPyarelal on Uyire Unakkaga.
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