Srinivasan (1945–2022) known professionally as Kamakodiyan (/kɑːməˈkoʊdijən/) was an Indian poet and lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema.
He later left for Madras (now Chennai) and stayed with his cousin K. S. Madhangan, then an aspiring film director.
At that time, Srinivasan wrote poems for magazines, catching Madhangan's attention.
He gave him the pen name Kamakodiyan, derived from the saint Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
[3] He wrote a book called Mellisai Mannar MSV um Naanum.