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Valampuri Somanathan
Born	c. 1928 Valampuri, Pudukkottai State
Died	21 June 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 81–82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Poet, screenwriter, producer, director

Valampuri Somanathan (c. 1928 – 21 June 2010) was a Tamil scholar and poet. He worked as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. In addition to screenwriting, he produced and directed a few films in Tamil. He was elected as president of Film Producers Guild of South India in 1987.

Partial filmography

As writer

• Mangaiyar Thilakam (1955)
• Pathi Bakthi (1958)
• Bandha Pasam (1962)
• Vanambadi (1963)
• Paar Magaley Paar (1963)
• Karuppu Panam (1964)
• Panchavarna Kili (1965)
• Arishina Kumkuma (1970) (Kannada)
• Lakshmi Saraswathi (1970) (Kannada)
• Aaru Mooru Ombhatthu (1970) (Kannada)
• Bhale Adrusthavo Adrushta (1971) (Kannada)
• Thambathyam (1987)

As producer

• Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral (1978)
• Thunaivi
• Thirumanam

As director

• Sigappukkal Mookkuthi (1979)
• Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi (1977)
• Lalitha (1976)
• Thunaivi (1982)

Bibliography

• Tamizh Pada Ulagin Thanthai director K. Subrahmanyam (2004), a book based on the life of Tamil film director K. Subrahmanyam