ali . ▁His ▁song ▁" Am ma ▁End ru ▁Az ha ik ath a ▁U y ir ▁Il la i ye " ▁is ▁car ved ▁in ▁the ▁stone ▁in ▁a ▁temple ▁in ▁Tr ich y . ▁He ▁wrote ▁songs ▁for ▁M . ▁G . ▁Ram ach and ran ▁in ▁ 6 3 ▁films ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁S iv aj i ▁G anes an ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁films . He ▁has ▁written ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 0 0 ▁songs ▁in ▁T amil ▁films . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Chen na i ▁following ▁resp ir atory ▁ill ness , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁only ▁son , ▁daughter - in - law ▁and ▁grand children . ▁His ▁wife ▁prede ce ased ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Civil ian ▁hon ours ▁ ▁Pad m ash ri ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁State ▁Film ▁Awards ▁Va ali ▁is ▁a ▁five - time ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁State ▁Film ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Ly ric ist ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁– ▁Eng al ▁Th ang am ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁– ▁I v arg al ▁Vid hy as aman av arg al ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁– ▁Var ush am ▁Pad h ina aru ▁and ▁A po or va ▁S ag od har arg al ▁▁ 1 9 9 0