Kalaignar was (is) mainly a vasanakarthaa in Tamil films.
Sometimes he writes songs also for his movies. He is
one of the long-standing lyricist in TFM; He is writing
since 1952. Some of his notables are
poomaalai neeye - paraasakthi
ilvaazhvinile oli yetrum deepam - (-do-)
oorukku uzhaippavandi - mandhiri kumaari
pothu nalam endrum pothu nalam - rangon raathaa
puthiyarthor paathai vaguppom - naam (Music: CS Jayaraman)
vaazhkkai enum odam - Poompuhaar
kaakitha Odam kadalalai meethu - Marakka mudiyumaa
(1980 election-il congress, DMK, muslim league "moovarum"
thOtru pona pothu intha paadalai vividh bhaarathi
adikkadi oliparappiyathu. )
Recently he wrote some songs in "Puthiya parasakthi" under
Deva's music.