Kothamangalam Subbu

Kothamangalam Subbu (born S. M. Subramanian, 10 November 1910 – 15 February 1974)^[1] was an Indian poet, lyricist, author, actor and movie director in Tamil Nadu. He created the Tamil book Thillana Mohanambal. He was given the Padma Shri, a very famous award. Ashokitram said that Subbu was the No. 2 of the very big Gemini Studios in Chennai (was known as Madras), South India for over 30 years and was a close friend of S. S. Vasan, who established those studios and gave out to the public the popular Tamil weekly magazine Ananda Vikatan.^[2][3][4]

Kothamangalam Subbu
Kothamangalam Subbu in 1948
Born	S.M. Subramanian (1910-11-10)10 November 1910 Kannariyenthal, Karaikkudi, Madras State, British India
Died	15 February 1974(1974-02-15) (aged 63)
Nationality	Indian
Known for	actor, director, author, poet
Spouse	M. S. Sundari Bai (m.1945-1974)
Parent(s)	S. Mahalingam Iyer, Kanagammal