Solomon Pappaiah (born 22 February 1936), a.k.a. Solomon Pappiah and Salomon Pappayah is a popular Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 scholar and a television icon in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. He is best known for moderating Tamil debate talk shows, known as 'patti mandrams', which have been airing on Sun TV

Sun TV (India)

Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...

 for quite a long time. He is credited for taking social themes to the masses and has so far moderated over 5,000 debates programmes across the globe.

Early life

Born as the ninth child in a family of 12 to Mr.A.Sundaram and Mrs.S.Pakkiam, Pappaiah had his job cut out as his father was a mill worker and did not have the wherewithal to financially support his studies. With financial help from his friends, he was able to continue his education. His drawing master at American College Higher Secondary School, Arasu, taught him the skills. Professor Jothi Muthu of American College groomed his love for the language. Pappiah joined Thiagarajar College to pursue Post-Graduation in Tamil and became the first batch of M.A Tamil students. He entered the public stage fray in 1960, when he became a teacher at The American College. Eventually, he created a social awakening in the evolution of patti mandrams. He has also written and directed plays at college. he is ramasayi's friend

Speaking Style

Pappaiah is known for his ‘down to earth' speaking style. His command over Tamil enables him to get complex literary issues across to the common man. This has enabled him to take social themes to the masses and bring about a social awakening in the evolution of patti mandrams in Tamilnadu and beyond.

Awards and titles

• He was awarded Kalaimamani
  Kalaimamani
  The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram for excellence in the field of art and literature....
  
   by the Government of Tamilnadu in 2000
• Annamalai University
  Annamalai University
  Annamalai University is a Public University located in Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The university offers courses of higher education in arts, sciences and engineering.The university also provides around 380 courses under distance mode...
  
   conferred him with "Muthamizh Perarignar" award in 2010
• He is referred to as "Tamil Arignar" and "Iyal Kalai Arignar"

Writing

Solomon Pappaiah has penned four books:

• Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram: Or Paarvai
• Urai Malargal
• Urai Kothu
• Tirukkural Uraiyudan

Acting

Pappaiah also appeared in two of director Shankar's film, Boys and Sivaji: The Boss

Sivaji: The Boss

Sivaji is a 2007 Tamil political thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions. Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran played the lead roles, with Suman, Vivek and Raghuvaran playing other significant roles in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and background music,...

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Pappaiah and his wife Jeyabai reside in Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

 India. They have a son and a daughter

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