D. Selvaraj (14 January 1938 – 20 December 2019) was an Indian writer who wrote novels, short stories, and plays in the Tamil language.

[1][2] Selvaraj was born to Daniel and Gnanam Ammal in 1938 in Thenkalam, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.

His Principal in Hindu college Professor Alexandar Gnanamuthu introduced him to Shakespeare and Selvaraj was hooked on good literature for his life.

His short stories and novels appeared regularly in literary magazines like Neethi, Semmalar, Kannadasan and Thamarai.

His first noted work was the novel Malarum Sarugum (1967) written on the background of the peasant agitation in the Tirunelveli district.

Balachander troupe and lyrics for the play were penned by Paatukkottai Kalayanasundaram - which led to a close relationship with this legendary poet.