He used to sing the famous “Ponnal Pogathum Poda” and also “Kan Ponna Pokkile”. Off course my grandpa played the initial role in introducing me to Kannadasan’s songs without even his knowledge and also I was at an age so young that I knew nothing about Tamil songs. I still listen to them whenever I need to courage to move on. My passion to listen to this man’s songs grew stronger especially those motivational ones. Appa sings his songs well and he actually encouraged me to listen to the lyrics and made me realize how similar they are to real life incidents. I personally grew up listening to his songs and also Appa is his ardent fan. Our Tamil media should play a more vital role in educating the younger generation of our very own literature. Its not all about just knowing “nakku mukka”. *SIGH* The younger generation should know about him and his achievements. What has the world come to? Personally, I am disgusted by this. I have been listening to radio since 6am and there was nothing played in tribute to him. It is a pity, I didn’t hear any such songs this morning. I still remember last year, on this very same date, Tamil Radio stations played his numbers almost the whole day and there were slots dedicated for his famous songs. Directed by Balu Mahendra and starred by big names like Kamalhassan and Sridevi. His last song was written for the Movie "Moondram Pirai"-"Kanne Kalaimane". Should he been alive, he would have be 82 years old and would have contributed more to Tamil arts and literature. Today is the late poet, Kaviarasu Kannadasan's birthday.
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