Snehan | |
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1st Executive committee member of MNM | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
President | Kamal Haasan |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Sivaselvam 23 June 1978 Pudhukariyapatti, Tamil Nadu, India |
Political party | Makkal Needhi Maiam |
Spouse | Kannika Ravi |
Occupation | Tamil Poet, Tamil lyricist, Tamil actor, Tamil playback singer, Tamil politician |
Website | Official website |
Snehan (born Sivaselvam) is the 1st executive committee member of Makkal Needhi Maiam party. In the year 2018 he entered politics with Makkal Needhi Maiam and contested in the Lok Sabha election. In 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he contested on behalf of Makkal Needhi Maiam as a candidate for Virugambakkam Constituency. Born as the eighth son in a farmer family with 6 elder brothers and 1 elder sister, Snehan, a qualified Intermediate teacher, started to write songs in the year 2000. After serving as an assistant to poet Vairamuthu, he began working as a lyricist in the film Putham Pudhiya Poove and has written lyrics for more than 2500 songs and has worked in more than 750 films. Snehan has since also appeared in films as an actor and made his acting debut with Yogi (2009).[1]