T. Rajendar pay homage to legendary Tamil poet and lyricist Vaali

Vaali's real name was T. S. Rangarajan[1] His father's name was Srinivasa Iyengar and his mother was Ponnammal.[citation needed] He was an artist and he worked at All India Radio (AIR).[citation needed] He holds the record for having written most number of lyrics in Tamil.[citation needed] He has written lyrics for over 10, 000 songs.[1] In 1960s and 1970s, he received patronage from Tamil movie legend M.G.Ramachandran (MGR)and became a successful lyricist, in competition with poet Kannadasan, which he had chronicled in his autobiography Naanum Indha Nootrandum. Vaali has also authored other books such as Avathara Purushan, Pandavar Bhoomi, Ramanuja Kaviyam, Krishna Vijayam, Kalaignar Kaviyam, Krishna Bhakthan and Vaaliba vaali[1].Appreciating him of the lines in the song Pakkathu Veetu Paruva Matchan in the Gemini Ganesan starer Karpagam, Kannadasan declared in a public meeting that Vaali would be his heir-apparent