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Commemorative Stamp on Murasoli Maran on his Seventieth Birth Anniversary
New Delhi: August 14, 2004

To honour the life and works of Shri Murasoli Maran, the Department of Posts will bring out a commemorative stamp. The stamp will be released at a function to be held at Chennai on 17th August, 2004 on the 70th Birth Anniversary of Shri Murasoli Maran. The stamp is in the denomination of Rs. 5.

Born on 17th August, 1934 Shri Maran rose from humble beginnings to become one of the pillars of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was a writer of repute in Tamil Language. He authored books on politics and short stories. He published a number of Tamil weeklies and was also a founder-member of the Madras Press Club. A multi-faceted person, Shri Maran excelled in films and journalism as well. He was essentially committed to the welfare of Backward Classes.

Shri Murasoli Maran was a Union Minister in the Cabinet of Shri V.P. Singh, Shri Deve Gowda, Shri I.K. Gujaral and Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was a Member of Parliament for 36 years, since 1967. Shri Maran was instrumental in establishing the Chennai Trade Centre and was the driving force behind the plan to set up a Special Economic Zone at Nanguneri in Southern Tamil Nadu. He played an important role in the setting up of the TIDEL Park for Software Technology in Chennai.

Shri Murasoli Maran scripted 20 films, directed two and produced five. In 1956, his films, ‘Kula Deivam' and ‘Annaiyin Aanai' respectively got President's Certificate of Merit as the best and the second best feature film (Regional). The Tamil Eyal Isai Nataka Manram conferred the title "Kalai Mamani” in 1975 for his contribution to screen-play and dialogue writing. His film ‘Engal Thangam' got Tamil Nadu Government's award in the year 1970 as the second best feature film of the year.

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