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My Take
Na. Muthukumar deserves to be far better known outside Tamil cinema. Born in the temple city of Kanchipuram, he won the Filmfare Best Lyricist award three times, yet at heart he remained a poet rather than a hitmaker. Working repeatedly with composers like Yuvan Shankar Raja, he had a gift for catching the small, tender emotions of ordinary life and setting them in soft, unforced words. His death at forty-one feels like a real loss. Behind the spectacle of the screen, his lyrics quietly broke your heart, and that craft earns my deep respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Na. Muthukumar
- Name (Japanese)
- Na・ムトゥクマール
- Reading
- Na・むとぅくまーる
- Born
- July 13, 1975 – August 14, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poet / lyricist / writer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil
- 2014 Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil
- 2013 Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na.%20Muthukumar
Frequently asked questions
When was Na. Muthukumar born?
July 13, 1975 – August 14, 2016.
Where is Na. Muthukumar from?
Na. Muthukumar is from Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, India.
What does Na. Muthukumar do?
Na. Muthukumar works as poet, lyricist, writer, songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.