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298: 1808: 1776: 1840: 238:(1961) and continued to write for the thespian in 28 films. When he wrote Pasamalar, Das was 28 years, Sivji Ganesan was 32 and Savitri was 24. He wrote for nearly the same number of 1658: 1873: 1573: 1931: 1545: 1798: 1606: 1926: 1936: 1683: 196:. He had three younger brothers and three younger sisters. Aaroor Dass attended Thiruvarur Jilla Board Higher Secondary School. Aaroor refers to 270:
Dass married Baby, the couple had four children; three daughters Thara, Aasha and Usha and a son Ravichandran. He lived in Nathamuni Street in
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during the latter part of the 20th century. Aaroor Dass has written the story and dialogues for over 1000 films, who dominate the
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and many others. He was associate director under Tirulokchandar and Dever films. He has written stage plays like
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too (including a few that were not released). Dass worked with many top class directors of yesteryears, like
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Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements)
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Dass was born on 10 September 1931 to Sathyagu and Arockiya Mary as Yesudas at
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in 1955 and assisted in writing the dialogues for the film called
1736:[First meeting with M. G. R. - Aroor Das]. Archived from 853: 282: 275: 78: 1803: 613: 154:(10 September 1931 – 20 November 2022) known by his stage name 1546:"தொடுகறி விக்ரமாதித்யன், ஆரூர் தாஸ் இருவருக்கும் வாலி விருது" 1061: 1603:"கலை வித்தகர் ஆரூர் தாஸ் - என் சிந்தைக்கினிய சினிமா தேவதை" 166:
for more than 40 years. He wrote his first film for actor
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in remembrance of this film. He wrote his debut film as
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Nagapattinam
Madras Province
British Raj
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
Kalaimamani
Tamil cinema
Tamil film
Sivaji Ganesan
Pasamalar
Thiruvarur
Nagapattinam
Thiruvarur
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Naattiya Thara
Vaazha Vaitha Deivam
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Pasamalar
M. G. Ramachandran
A. Bhimsingh
A. C. Tirulokchandar
M. A. Thirumugam
T. Nagar
Chennai
Chennai
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