Friday 13 June 2008

Pannaipuram



Pannaipuram is a small village in Madurai District of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the foothills of Western Ghats. The village is famous as the birth place of Ilayaraja, a renowned musician.
Madurai is the nearest city. Madurai Junction Railway Station and Madurai Airport are the nearest railway station and airport respectively.

Pannaipuram had a population of 8924. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51% Pannaipuram has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 56%. In Pannaipuram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Panaipuram is birth place of the most famous music director Ilaiaraja. Ilaiyaraaja (help·info) (Tamil: இைளயராஜா, IPA: (born June 2, 1943 as Gnanadesikan) is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist. He has composed over 4,000 songs and provided background music for more than 800 Indian films in various languages in a career spanning 30 years.[1][2] He is based in Chennai, India.