Vannanilavan was born in Tirunelveli. His real name is U Ramachandran. He studied in Palayankottai, Tirunelveli and Sri Vaikundam and came to Chennai in 1973 in search of work. He worked for a short time in magazines like Kannadasan, Kanayazhi and Puduvaikural, and in Thuglak magazine in 1976 and later in 'Subhamangala' magazine. He has also worked as a dialogue writer for the Tamil film 'Aval Appadithaan' directed by Rudraiya. He married Subbulakshmi on April 07, 1977. They have a son named Anand Shankar and two daughters named Sasi and Uma. He currently lives in Kodambakkam, Chennai.

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