Famous contemporary writers
The Herald period:(1800-1920)
- Maraimalai Adigal
- Vallalaar Ramalinga Adigalaar
- Parithimaar Kalaignar
- Arumuga Naavalar
- Meenaatchi Sundarampillai
- Va.O.Chidambarampillai
- Kavimani Desika Vinayagampillai
- Subramanya Bharathi( original title -Paa Rathi, "veteran of verses", just like Maha Rathi Bhishmar )
- Suddhaanantha Bharathi
Renaissance period:(1920-1960)
- Bharathidasan
- Mu. Varatharaasanaar
- Ki. Aa. Pe. Viswanaatham
- Ki. Vaa. Jagannaatham
- Kalki Krishnamurthy
- C.N.Annadurai
- Raa. Pi. Sethupillai
- Thiru. Vi. Kalyaanasundaram
- Karunanithi
- Pattukottai Azhagiri
- Pattukottai Kalyaanasundaram
- Akilan
- Kannadasan
Classical period:(1960-1980)
- SuRaTha
- Maa.Po.Sivajnyaanam
- Sundara Ramasamy
- Ashoka Mitran
- Koththamangalam Subbu
- Krishnamani / Manisastry
- Mowni
- Jayakanthan
- Sandilyan
- Pudhumaipithan
- Indira Soundarajan
- Indira Parthasarathi
- Thi.Janakiraman
Free world period:(since 1980)
- Erode Tamizhanban
- Abdul Ragumaan
- Vaali
- Vairamuthu
- Prof. Karmegha Konar
- Laa.Sa. Ramamirutham
- C. S. Lakshmi a.k.a Ambai
- Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan
- Jayamohan
- S. Ramakrishnan
- Charuniveditha
- Paa. Singaram
- M. V. Venkatram
- Karikkan Kunju
- Si. Su. Chellappa
- Paavannan
- Thazhayasingam
- A.Muthulingam
- Vaasanthi
- Kanimozhi
- Thenkacchi Ko. Swaminaathan
- Suki Sivam
- Ve.Iraiyanbu, I.A.S.
- Paa. Vijai
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Commercial writers
Who write in tabloids and pocket novels for ordinary readers
- Sujatha
- Balakumaran
- Pattukottai Prabhakar
- Rajesh Kumar
- Rajendra Kumar
- Suba
- Sivasankari
- Anuradha Ramanan
- Ramani Chandiran
Major poets of recent times
- Vairamuththu
- Vaali
- Abdul Ragumaan
- Erode Thamizhanban
- Pramil a.k.a Dharmoo Sivaramoo
- Pasuvayya a.k.a Sundara Ramasamy
- Vannadasan a.k.a Kalyanji
- Atmanam
Modern Tamil women poets
Most of these women poets are emerging modern poets but are under controversies. They are criticized harshly for writing on behind-screen themes using vulgar language. They argue that they speak for the suppressed women of their age. w:Category:Ayyavazhi
Literary magazines or siru pathirikaigal
- Kalachuvadu
- Theeranadhi
- Padigal
- Nigazh etc.,
Famous contemporary writers
The Herald period:(1800-1920)
- Maraimalai Adigal
- Vallalaar Ramalinga Adigalaar
- Parithimaar Kalaignar
- Arumuga Naavalar
- Meenaatchi Sundarampillai
- Va.O.Chidambarampillai
- Kavimani Desika Vinayagampillai
- Subramanya Bharathi( original title -Paa Rathi, "veteran of verses", just like Maha Rathi Bhishmar )
- Suddhaanantha Bharathi
Renaissance period:(1920-1960)
- Bharathidasan
- Mu. Varatharaasanaar
- Ki. Aa. Pe. Viswanaatham
- Ki. Vaa. Jagannaatham
- Kalki Krishnamurthy
- C.N.Annadurai
- Raa. Pi. Sethupillai
- Thiru. Vi. Kalyaanasundaram
- Karunanithi
- Pattukottai Azhagiri
- Pattukottai Kalyaanasundaram
- Akilan
- Kannadasan
Classical period:(1960-1980)
- SuRaTha
- Maa.Po.Sivajnyaanam
- Sundara Ramasamy
- Ashoka Mitran
- Koththamangalam Subbu
- Krishnamani / Manisastry
- Mowni
- Jayakanthan
- Sandilyan
- Pudhumaipithan
- Indira Soundarajan
- Indira Parthasarathi
- Thi.Janakiraman
Free world period:(since 1980)
- Erode Tamizhanban
- Abdul Ragumaan
- Vaali
- Vairamuthu
- Prof. Karmegha Konar
- Laa.Sa. Ramamirutham
- C. S. Lakshmi a.k.a Ambai
- Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan
- Jayamohan
- S. Ramakrishnan
- Charuniveditha
- Paa. Singaram
- M. V. Venkatram
- Karikkan Kunju
- Si. Su. Chellappa
- Paavannan
- Thazhayasingam
- A.Muthulingam
- Vaasanthi
- Kanimozhi
- Thenkacchi Ko. Swaminaathan
- Suki Sivam
- Ve.Iraiyanbu, I.A.S.
- Paa. Vijai
| Modern Asian literature |
|---|
Commercial writers
Who write in tabloids and pocket novels for ordinary readers
- Sujatha
- Balakumaran
- Pattukottai Prabhakar
- Rajesh Kumar
- Rajendra Kumar
- Suba
- Sivasankari
- Anuradha Ramanan
- Ramani Chandiran
Major poets of recent times
- Vairamuththu
- Vaali
- Abdul Ragumaan
- Erode Thamizhanban
- Pramil a.k.a Dharmoo Sivaramoo
- Pasuvayya a.k.a Sundara Ramasamy
- Vannadasan a.k.a Kalyanji
- Atmanam
Modern Tamil women poets
Most of these women poets are emerging modern poets but are under controversies. They are criticized harshly for writing on behind-screen themes using vulgar language. They argue that they speak for the suppressed women of their age. w:Category:Ayyavazhi
Literary magazines or siru pathirikaigal
- Kalachuvadu
- Theeranadhi
- Padigal
- Nigazh etc.,