Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021)[1] was an Indian scholar, poet and lyricist who got recognition through the song "Naan yaar nee yaar" which was featured in the Tamil film Kudiyirundha Koyil in 1968.

He briefly served as the presidium chairman of AIADMK from 2002[2] to 2003, when he resigned citing ill-health.

[3][4][5] Pulamaipithan was born in Irugur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 6 October 1935.

[6] At the early age Pulavar used to work in textile mill known as Combodia mills in Coimbatore and also studied his Tamil literature in Tava Tiru Shanthalinga Adigalar Perur Tamil Kaluri Coimbatore.

[8][9] In July 1984, He was appointed "Arasavai Kavignar" (poet laureate) by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. G. Ramachandran.