What is Gangai Amaran?
'''Gangai Amaran''' is a music director,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://en.600024.com/musicdirector/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ | title = Music Director Gangai Amaran Song Database | publisher = 600024.com Tamil Movie Database | access-date = 2012-08-03 | archive-date = 2013-01-16 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130116051129/http://en.600024.com/musicdirector/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> singer,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://en.600024.com/singer/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ | title = Singer Gangai Amaran Song Database | publisher = 600024.com Tamil Movie Database | access-date = 2012-08-03 | archive-date = 2013-01-16 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130116031611/http://en.600024.com/singer/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> lyricist,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://en.600024.com/lyricist/gangai-amaran-songs/ | title = Lyricist Gangai Amaran Song Database | publisher = 600024.com Tamil Movie Database | access-date = 2012-08-03 | archive-date = 2013-01-16 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130116011910/http://en.600024.com/lyricist/gangai-amaran-songs/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> script writer, movie director<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.600024.com/director/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ |title=Director Gangai Amaran Song Database |publisher=600024.com Tamil Movie Database |access-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815183452/http://en.600024.com/director/gangai-amaran-movies-list/ |archive-date=15 August 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> and actor in [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil movies]]. ==Personal life== Amaran was born in [[Pannaipuram]] in [[Theni district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in December 1947, as the youngest son of Ramaswamy and Chinnathayi. He is the younger brother of world famous Tamil music director [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. He was also the father of [[Venkat Prabhu]] (director and actor) and [[Premji Amaren]](actor, composer and singer).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/19/stories/2009051950250700.htm | title =