Murugabhoopathy

Murugaboopathy (born 29 April 1971) is a Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar award winning playwright from the Tamil Nadu state of India. The award was presented to him in 2011 by Sangeet Natak Akademi.

Personal life Murugaboopathy's elder brothers are the Tamil short-story writers Tamilselvan and Konangi a postmodern Tamil writer. He grew up in Naagalapuram and Nenmeni Mettupatti and he currently lives in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. His maternal grandfather ‘Madurakavi' Baskaradoss was a popular playwright, his father M.S. Shanmugam is a novelist, short-story writer and poet.

He did his masters in theatre-arts from Pondicherry University.

Works 1993 - Marana Veetin Kurippukal 1994 - Sarithirathin Atheetha Museum 2000 - Vanathathi 2000 - Koondhal Nagaram 2002 - Uthira Mugamoodi 2006 - Chemmoothai 2009 - Kutram Patriya Udal 2010 - Mirugavidhushagam 2011 - Soorpanangu 2013 - Kuhaimaravasigal 2015 - Mayakkomalikalin Jalakkannadi 2016 - Neer Nadodikal