▁K ud hi rai . ▁He ▁was ▁hon oured ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁with ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri , ▁India ' s ▁fourth ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁honour . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Va ali ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁T . ▁S . ▁Rang ar aj an ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁S rin ivas an ▁I y eng ar ▁and ▁Po on amm al ▁I y eng ar . ▁His ▁native ▁place ▁is ▁Th ir upp ara ith ur ai , ▁Tir uch ira pp al li ▁district . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁seeking ▁an ▁opportunity ▁in ▁T amil ▁film ▁industry . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁received ▁patron age ▁from ▁actor ▁M . ▁G . ▁Ram ach and ran ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁ly ric ist , ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁poet ▁K ann adas an , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁Na an um ▁Ind ha ▁No ot rand um . ▁Va ali ▁has ▁also ▁author ed ▁other ▁books ▁such ▁as ▁Av ath ara ▁Pur ush an , ▁P and av ar ▁B ho omi , ▁Ram anu ja ▁K avi y am , ▁Kr ish na ▁V ij ay am , ▁Th am iz h ▁K ad av ul , ▁K ala ign ar ▁K avi y am , ▁Kr ish na ▁Bh ak than ▁and ▁Va al iba ▁va