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Vaali's real name is T. S. Rangarajan Vaali was born to Srinivasa Iyengar and Ponnammaal in Srirangam. He worked at All India Radio (AIR). He holds the record for having written most number of lyrics in Tamil.He has written lyrics for over 10,000 songs.
He moved to Chennai in the 1950s seeking an opportunity in Tamil film industry. In the 1960s and 1970s, he received patronage from Tamil movie legend M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and became a successful lyricist, in competition with poet Kannadasan, which he had chronicled in his autobiography Naanum Indha Nootrandum. Vaali has also authored other books such as Avathara Purushan, Pandavar Bhoomi, Ramanuja Kaviyam, Krishna Vijayam, Kalaignar Kaviyam, Krishna Bhakthan and Vaaliba vaali
On July 2013, he was admitted in a hospital in Chennai to undergo treatment for a respiratory illness. He was put on ventilator on 17 July 2013, when his condition worsened, and he died on 18 July 2013 at 5.10 PM IST. He was under the age of 82.