Vaali,noted lyricist dies at 82

Born as T S Rangarajan in the temple town of Srirangam,Vaali penned lyrics for stars across generations,from the veteran M G Ramachandran (MGR),Kamal Haasan to present day heroes like Dhanush. He worked with star composers of Tamil cinema like M S Viswanthan and AR Rahman.

Having started in the mid-60s,Vaali went on to pen nearly 10,000 songs in his five-decade-long career.

Vaali also acted in a few movies including veteran K Balachander-directed ‘Poikal Kuthirai’ and Kamal Haasan’s ‘Hey Ram’.

He wrote two songs in Bharat Bala directed film ‘Mariyan’,starring Dhanush,which is scheduled for release tomorrow.