Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar (born July 13, 1953) is an Indian poet and songwriter of film songs.
He was born in Vadugapatti, the son of Ramaswami and Angammal. Studied Tamil literature at Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai. From early adolescence he participated in numerous poetry competitions, the first book he published in the early 70s (Vaigarai Megangal). In total he published more than 30 entries, in 2003 he received Sahithya Academy Award for his novel Kallikatu Ithikasam. In Kollywood he debuted in 1980, creating the lyrics of the song Ponmaalai Pozhudu from Nizhalgal. He has produced nearly 6,000 texts, including such productions as Enthiran (2010), Jilla (2014), Sivaji: The Boss (2007) and Padayappa (1998). Featured by Padma Shri (2003) and Padma Bhushan (2014), has also received several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and National Film Award for Best Pupil.
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