Anuradha Ramanan (29th June, 1947 - 16th May 2010) was one of the greatest literary giants Tamil Nadu has ever produced. A student of Humanities, Anuradha Ramanan enjoyed her maiden success in literature when her article, "Kanavu Malrkal Kaukumpoothu", was published in the Mangai, 1977. Throughout her literary career, she has penned nearly 1000 short stories and 800 novels, which is quite unbelievable. Some of her works have been taken up as cinema plots. Mrs. Anuradha Ramanan has won a number of awards and prizes, including the Rajiv Gandhi  Award, The Queen of Novels award, awards for Best Novelist, Queen of Novels, Gold Medal from Idhyam Pesukirathu and so on. In 1978, she received a gold medal for her contribution in Tamil literature from the former Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran. Sirai, published in Ananda Vikatan, won a gold medal for the best short story.