Kumbakonam Swaminatha Pillai Krishnamurthy (1914-1990) was an Indian poet, lyricist, writer, novelist, and screenplay writer for Tamil Language films and plays. [1] [2]
He was born on 19 May 1914 to Swaminatha Pillai and Meenakshi Ammal.
His works are nationalised[ clarification needed] by the Government of Tamil Nadu. [3]
He wrote the screenplay for the movie Andhaman Kaidhi and the lyrics for many Tamil movie songs. [4]