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| Born | 1941 (1941) Tippanampatti, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 1 April 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 61–62) |
| Occupation | writer |
Su. Samuthiram (1941 – 1 April 2003), was aTamil writer fromTamil Nadu,India.
Samuthiram was born inTippanampatti village inTirunelveli District. He worked inAll India Radio andDoordarshan. He was a prolific writer who wrote fourteen novels, four novellas, two essay anthologies, one play and more than 300 short stories (published as twenty two collections).[1] Many of his works have been translated into other Indian languages likeTelugu,Hindi andMalayalam. His political orientation wassocialist and he was involved in many literary feuds with his fellow writers likeAsokamitran and Vannanilavan. His works reflect his socialist beliefs and most of them are about the oppression of the downtrodden.[2] In 1990, he was awarded theSahitya Akademi Award forTamil for his novelVeril Pazhutha Pala (lit. The Jack Fruit that ripened at the root). He died in 2003 in a road accident inChennai.[3][4][5]
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