Renowned writer and Tamil poet Francis Kiruba passed away in Chennai due to prolonged illness. The poet, who hails from Pathiniparai village near Nanguneri in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district has composed several popular poems including 'Malligai Kizhamaigal', 'Sammanasu Kaadu', 'Ezhuvaal Natchathiram' and more.
Although he's completed only his school education, his writings made his fame reach far and wide. In Tamil cinema, he's penned songs for 'Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu' (2009), 'Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai' (2011), 'Raattinam' (2012) 'Kurangu Bommai' (2017) and many more.
Condolences have been pouring in from all quarters for his death. Fans of his writings took to social media to share snippets from his poems and expressed their grief for his death.
Francis Kiruba was also the dialogue and screenplay writer for the movie based on former Chief Minister Kamarajar's autobiography. Among the many laurels he received for his writing, includes the 'Sundar Ramaswamy' award from the Neidhal Ilakiya Amaipu and Writer Sujata award for the poetry collection book 'Sammanasu Kaadu'.