<p>Famous Tamil lyricist T.S. Rangarajan, popularly known as Vaali, passed away Thursday in a private hospital due to lung problem. He was 82.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He is survived by his son Balaji. <br /><br />The funeral will take place here Friday, family members said.<br /><br />An Iyengar Brahmin, Vaali has penned several memorable songs of different varieties --love duets, sad, philosophical and others. His famous songs include "Unnai nenachaen paatu paaduchaen Thangamae gnanathangamae...."<br /><br />He equalled another illustrious lyricist late Kannadasan, who is considered as an all-time great in penning meaningful philosophical songs.<br /><br />Vaali, who started writing in 1958, had penned more than 10,000 songs and worked with three generations of music directors.<br /><br />He has also acted in some movies like "Sathya", "Hey Ram" and others.<br /><br />In 2007, he was awarded the Padmashri by the Indian government.</p>
<p>Famous Tamil lyricist T.S. Rangarajan, popularly known as Vaali, passed away Thursday in a private hospital due to lung problem. He was 82.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He is survived by his son Balaji. <br /><br />The funeral will take place here Friday, family members said.<br /><br />An Iyengar Brahmin, Vaali has penned several memorable songs of different varieties --love duets, sad, philosophical and others. His famous songs include "Unnai nenachaen paatu paaduchaen Thangamae gnanathangamae...."<br /><br />He equalled another illustrious lyricist late Kannadasan, who is considered as an all-time great in penning meaningful philosophical songs.<br /><br />Vaali, who started writing in 1958, had penned more than 10,000 songs and worked with three generations of music directors.<br /><br />He has also acted in some movies like "Sathya", "Hey Ram" and others.<br /><br />In 2007, he was awarded the Padmashri by the Indian government.</p>