"...If only Kannadasan had been born in Europe or the USA,
instead of Sirukuudalpatti village in the Ramanathapuram district
of Tamil Nadu, he probably would have become a Nobel laureate in
literature and received international recognition. But on the other
hand, Tamils would have lost a goliard, who composed lyrics in Tamil
for every sentimental moment they experience in life...."
Sachi Sri Kantha in
Remembering Kannadasan