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C. S. Chellappa

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 29, 1912(86)

Day of Death

December 18, 1998

Place of Birth

Batlagundu, Tamil Nadu, India

Also Known As

Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappaசி. சு. செல்லப்பா

C. S. Chellappa

Writing

Biography

Cinnamanur Subramaniam Chellappa (Tamil: சி. சு. செல்லப்பா) (29 September 1912 – 18 December 1998) was a Tamil writer, journalist and Indian independence movement activist. He belonged to the "Manikodi" literary movement along with Pudhumaipithan, Ku Pa Ra, Va. Ramasamy, N. Pichamoorthi and A. N. Sivaraman. He also founded Ezhuthu, a literary magazine. His novel Suthanthira Thagam won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2001.