Indian Tamil writers

Indian writer (1906–2001)

Akilandam (1922–1988), better known by his pen name Akilan, was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Tamil. He was attracted by Gandhian philosophy during his school days and he discontinued his college education at Pudukkottai to join the freedom struggle. Later, after Indian independence, he joined the Railway Mail Service, after which he joined the All India Radio and became a full-fledged writer. His stories began to appear mostly in small magazines.

Indian indigenist and politician

Indian writer

Arunagirinathar ('', ) was a Tamil Shaiva saint-poet who lived during the 14th century in Tamil Nadu, India. In his treatise A History of Indian Literature'' (1974), Czech Indologist Kamil Zvelebil places Arunagirinathar's period between circa 1370 CE and circa 1450 CE. He was the creator of Tiruppugazh ('''', , meaning "Holy Praise" or "Divine Glory"), a book of poems in Tamil in praise of Murugan.

Poomani (born 1947) is an Indian writer and novelist. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 2014 in the Tamil language category for his novel Agnaadi.

Indian filmmaker and screenwriter

writer (1855-1897)

Jothimani Sennimalai (born 9 August 1975), also known mononymously as Jothimani, is an Indian politician, writer, and social worker. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Karur, Tamil Nadu in 2019. Having joined politics at a young age, Jothimani served separate terms as the General Secretary and Vice President of Indian Youth Congress and Tamil Nadu Youth Congress respectively.

Indian writer (1904–1991)

Indian writer (1923–2001)

Indian writer

Indian writer (1920-2000)

Indian writer

Tamil-language writer from India

Indian philosopher and poet (1897–1990)

Natarajan Jegadeesan, known by his pen name "Erode" Tamilanban (also spelled as Erode Tamizhanban; 28 September 1933 – 22 November 2025), was a poet and writer from Tamil Nadu, India.

Indian police officer

Indian communist

Indian writer (1921-1987)

writer and critic (1925–2015)

Indian writer (1938-2019)

Indian writer, actor and activist