Tamil lyricist N. Annamalai died after a heart attack on Tuesday night. He was 49 years old and is survived by his wife and four-year-old daughter.
Mr. Annamalai had penned the lyrics for movies including Vattaikaran , Velayudham , Naan and Uthamaputhiran .
Music Director Vijay Antony, who had worked with the lyricist in several films, including his latest release Pichaikaran , tweeted his condolences.
Playback singer Velmurugan, who knew the lyricist, said that the body of Mr. Annamalai would be brought to his house from KMC on Thursday morning.