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'''Batlagundu Subramanian Ramaiya''' ({{lang-ta|பி. எஸ். ராமையா}}, b. 24 March 1905 - d.18 May 1983), was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]], writer, journalist, and critic from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. He was also a script and dialogue writer in [[Tamil film]]s.
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'''Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah''' (24 March 1905 – 18 May 1983) was a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] writer, journalist, and critic from [[Tamil Nadu]], India. He was also a script and dialogue writer in [[Tamil film]]s.
==Biography==
B. S. Ramaiya was born in [[Batlagundu]] in 1905. He came to [[Madras]] in 1921. He was involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and was jailed for his participation in the [[Salt Satyagraha]]. His first short story ''Malarum Manamum'' (lit. The flower and the scent) was published in ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition). He worked in the literary magazine ''Manikodi'' and was a writer in the literary movement of the same name. He was a contemporary of ''Manikodi'' writers like [[C. S. Chellappa]], Va. Ramasamy, [[Pudumaipithan]] and [[K. P. Rajagopalan|Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan]]. During 1935-38 and later briefly in the 1950s he ran the magazine himself. He has written a number of short stories, novels and plays. According to [[C. S. Chellappa]] Ramaiya wrote 304 short stories in total. Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe. His works have been published in ''Ananda Vikatan'', ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', ''[[Kumudam]]'', ''[[Dina Mani]]'', ''Gandhi'', ''Jeyakodi''.


== Biography ==
In 1982, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] for his literary history of the ''Manikodi'' movement - ''Manikodikalam'' (lit. The Manikodi Era).<ref name=sahitya>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007] [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> He also wrote a number of original screenplays for Tamil films and a few of his works were also made into films.<ref>{{cite web|title=B. S. Ramiah Filmography|url=http://jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/B.S.Ramaiya/5946|work=Jointscene}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=An Album of Indian writers: issued on the occasion of Frankfurt World Book Fair|year=1986|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zNxjAAAAMAAJ&q=B.+S.+Ramiah&dq=B.+S.+Ramiah&hl=en&ei=lTgHTJfMApzkmgPAgMGjDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=[[Lakshmi Holmström]]|title=Short stories by Mouni|year=1997|publisher=Katha|pages=29|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XmBkAAAAMAAJ&q=B.+S.+Ramiah&dq=B.+S.+Ramiah&hl=en&ei=lTgHTJfMApzkmgPAgMGjDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Krishnan Venkatachalam|title=பி. எஸ். ராமையா|url=http://koodu.thamizhstudio.com/thodargal_8_6.php|work=Koodu|language=Tamil}}</ref>


B. S. Ramiah was born in [[Batlagundu]] in 1905. He came to [[Madras]] in 1921.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}} He was involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] and was jailed for his participation in the [[Salt Satyagraha]]. His first short story ''Malarum Manamum'' (lit. The flower and the scent) was published in ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition). He worked in the literary magazine ''Manikodi'' and was a writer in the literary movement of the same name. He was a contemporary of ''[[Manikkodi|Manikodi]]'' writers like [[C. S. Chellappa]], Va. Ramasamy, [[Pudumaipithan]] and [[K. P. Rajagopalan|Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan]]. During 1935–38 and later briefly in the 1950s he ran the magazine himself. He has written a number of short stories, novels and plays. According to [[C. S. Chellappa]] Ramiah wrote 304 short stories in total. Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe. His works have been published in ''Ananda Vikatan'', ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', ''[[Kumudam]]'', ''[[Dina Mani]]'', ''Gandhi'', ''Jeyakodi''.{{citation needed|date= November 2022}}
==Partial bibliography==
===Non-fiction===
*''Manikodikalam'' (literary history)
*''Cinema...?'' (1943)
===Plays===
*''Therotti magan''
*''Policekaaran maga1''
*''President Panchatcharam'' (adaptation of [[Gogol]]'s ''[[The Government Inspector]]'')
*''Malliyam Mangalam''
*''Poovilangu''
*''Panjali sabadham''
*''Kalappali''


In 1982, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil language|Tamil]] for his literary history of the ''Manikodi'' movement – ''Manikodikalam'' (lit. The Manikodi Era).<ref name=sahitya>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm#tamil Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124032426/http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/old_version/awa10320.htm |date=24 January 2010 }} [[Sahitya Akademi]] Official website.</ref> He also wrote a number of original screenplays for Tamil films and a few of his works were also made into films.<ref>{{cite book|title=An Album of Indian writers: issued on the occasion of Frankfurt World Book Fair|year=1986|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zNxjAAAAMAAJ&q=B.+S.+Ramiah}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lakshmi Holmström|author-link=Lakshmi Holmström|title=Short stories by Mouni|year=1997|publisher=Katha|pages=29|isbn=9788185586618|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmBkAAAAMAAJ&q=B.+S.+Ramiah}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Krishnan Venkatachalam |title=பி. எஸ். ராமையா |url=http://koodu.thamizhstudio.com/thodargal_8_6.php |work=Koodu |language=Tamil |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605011415/http://koodu.thamizhstudio.com/thodargal_8_6.php |archivedate=5 June 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref>
===Novels===
*''Vithiyin vilayattu komala''
*''Kailasa Iyerin kedumathi''
*''Premaharaam''
*''Nandha Vilakku''
*''Thinai vidaithavan''
*''Sandhaipettai''


== Partial bibliography ==
==Filmography==
{{unreferenced section|date= November 2022}}
*''Boologa Rambai'' (1940)
=== Non-fiction ===
*''[[Madanakamarajan]]'' (1941)
*''Baktha Naradhar'' (1942)
*''Kubera Kusela'' (1943)
*''Paranjothi'' (1945)
*''Saalivahan'' (1945)
*''Arthanaari'' (1946)
*''Visithira Vanidha''(1947)
*''Dhana Amaravathi'' (1947)
*''Mahatma Udangkar'' (1947)
*''Devadasi'' (1948)
*''Rathan Kumar'' (1949)
*''Maaya Rambai'' (1952)
*''President Panchatcharam'' (1959)
*''Raja Magudam'' (1960)
*''Panathottam'' (1963)


* ''Manikodikalam'' (literary history)
==References==
* ''Cinema...?'' (1943)
{{reflist}}


==Further reading==
=== Plays ===

* B. S. Ramaiyya by Palani Rahuladasan (Sahitya Akademi's ''India Ilakkiya Sirpigal'' Series)
* ''Therotti magan''
{{Tamilcinema}}
* ''Policekaaran maga1''
* ''President Panchatcharam'' (adaptation of [[Gogol]]'s ''[[The Government Inspector]]'')
* ''Malliyam Mangalam''
* ''Poovilangu''
* ''Panjali sabadham''
* ''Kalappali''

=== Novels ===

* ''Vithiyin vilayattu komala''
* ''Kailasa Iyerin kedumathi''
* ''Premaharaam''
* ''Nandha Vilakku''
* ''Thinai vidaithavan''
* ''Sandhaipettai''

== Filmography ==
{{unreferenced section|date= November 2022}}
* ''Boologa Rambai'' (1940)
* ''[[Madanakamarajan]]'' (1941)
* ''Baktha Naradhar'' (1942)
* ''Kubera Kusela'' (1943)
* ''Paranjothi'' (1945)
* ''Saalivahan'' (1945)
* ''Arthanaari'' (1946)
* ''Visithira Vanidha''(1947)
* ''Dhana Amaravathi'' (1947)
* ''Mahatma Udangkar'' (1947)
* ''[[Devadasi]]'' (1948)
* ''Rathan Kumar'' (1949)
* ''Maaya Rambai'' (1952)
* ''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]'' (1954)
* ''[[President Panchatcharam]]'' (1959)
* ''Raja Magudam'' (1960)
*''[[Policekaran Magal]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Panathottam]]'' (1963)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* B. S. Ramaiyya by Palani Rahuladasan (Sahitya Akademi's ''India Ilakkiya Sirpigal'' Series)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120145215/http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamil_Mani&artid=298194&SectionID=179&MainSectionID=179&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE மணிக்கொடியை உயர்த்திய பி.எஸ்.ராமையா]

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Latest revision as of 13:49, 3 December 2023

Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah
Born
Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah

24 March 1905
Batlagundu
DiedMay 18, 1983(1983-05-18) (aged 78)
Madras
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer, Scriptwriter
Known forSahitya Akademi award winner, 1982

Batlagundu Subramanian Ramiah (24 March 1905 – 18 May 1983) was a Tamil writer, journalist, and critic from Tamil Nadu, India. He was also a script and dialogue writer in Tamil films.

Biography

[edit]

B. S. Ramiah was born in Batlagundu in 1905. He came to Madras in 1921.[citation needed] He was involved in the Indian independence movement and was jailed for his participation in the Salt Satyagraha. His first short story Malarum Manamum (lit. The flower and the scent) was published in Ananda Vikatan in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition). He worked in the literary magazine Manikodi and was a writer in the literary movement of the same name. He was a contemporary of Manikodi writers like C. S. Chellappa, Va. Ramasamy, Pudumaipithan and Ku. Pa. Rajagopalan. During 1935–38 and later briefly in the 1950s he ran the magazine himself. He has written a number of short stories, novels and plays. According to C. S. Chellappa Ramiah wrote 304 short stories in total. Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe. His works have been published in Ananda Vikatan, Kalki, Kumudam, Dina Mani, Gandhi, Jeyakodi.[citation needed]

In 1982, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary history of the Manikodi movement – Manikodikalam (lit. The Manikodi Era).[1] He also wrote a number of original screenplays for Tamil films and a few of his works were also made into films.[2][3][4]

Partial bibliography

[edit]

Non-fiction

[edit]
  • Manikodikalam (literary history)
  • Cinema...? (1943)

Plays

[edit]
  • Therotti magan
  • Policekaaran maga1
  • President Panchatcharam (adaptation of Gogol's The Government Inspector)
  • Malliyam Mangalam
  • Poovilangu
  • Panjali sabadham
  • Kalappali

Novels

[edit]
  • Vithiyin vilayattu komala
  • Kailasa Iyerin kedumathi
  • Premaharaam
  • Nandha Vilakku
  • Thinai vidaithavan
  • Sandhaipettai

Filmography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Tamil Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007 Archived 24 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Official website.
  2. ^ An Album of Indian writers: issued on the occasion of Frankfurt World Book Fair. Sahitya Akademi. 1986.
  3. ^ Lakshmi Holmström (1997). Short stories by Mouni. Katha. p. 29. ISBN 9788185586618.
  4. ^ Krishnan Venkatachalam. "பி. எஸ். ராமையா". Koodu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.

Further reading

[edit]
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