Writers from Chennai

Indian writer (1906–2001)

Indian-born American author, actress, model, television host and executive producer

Canadian-American Christian apologist (1946–2020)

Indian poet

Silambarasan Tesingu Rajendar (born 3 February 1983), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer,director and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is a recipient of two Edison Awards and three SIIMA Awards.

Indian diplomat (1936–2005)

Indian, Hindi language writer

English poet (1865–1904)

Indian journalist

American writer (1923-2009)

Indian writer

Sivasankari (born 14 October 1942) is an Indian author and activist who writes in Tamil. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari.

Indian trade unionist (1860-1946)

Indian journalist, educationist and social worker (1925–2019)

Indian newspaper editor

Indian theatre director (1873-1964)

Indian actress, American academic (1923–2013)

Indian playwright, screenwriter

Indian writer, teacher, social innovator

Indian author

Indian film critic

Tamil Writer

Indian writer of Tamil literature (1935-2008)

British writer and translator (1935-2016)

Indian writer

illustrator and writer

Indian writer (1894-1979)

Indian writer (1936-2014)

Indian diarist (1709-1761)

Irish writer, poet and playwright (1873–1956)

Tamil-language writer

Indian author

Indian writer (1853–1929)

Indian writer and poet

Indian scholar

Indian journalist (1912-1995)

Indian journalist

Indian film critic and journalist

Indian journalist