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'''Maharishi''' ({{lang-ta|மகரிஷி}}) is the pseudonym of '''T.K. Balasubramanian''', a Tamil writer from [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Many of his novels were made into films including the film [[Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri]] (1977). Maharishi was born in [[Tanjore]], but settled in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu]]. He worked as a clerk in the [[TNEB]]. His first novel ''Panimalai'' was made as film titled [[Ennathan Mudivu]] in 1965. Some of his other novels which were made into films are [[Bhadrakali (film)|Bhadrakali]] (1977), Sainthadamma Sainthadu (1977), [[Vatathukkul Chadhuram]] (1978), [[Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal]] (1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://puthiyaagarathi.com/i-am-the-writer-of-jayalalitha-the-story-of-the-forgotten-creator-the-senior-writer-maharishi-who-writes-at-83-is-the-writing-machine-many-novels-written-by-maharishi-have/|title=''நான்தான் ஜெயலலிதாவின் கதாசிரியர்'': - மறக்கப்பட்ட படைப்பாளியின் கதை - புதிய அகராதி|date=14 August 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/blogs/1592/bhuvana-oru-kelvikuri-an-analysis|title=Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri: An analysis|website=www.boloji.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporatecitizen.in/v3-issue4/guest-column-jayalalithaas-tryst-with-writing.html|title=GUEST COLUMN : Jayalalithaa's tryst with writing|website=corporatecitizen.in}}</ref><br />
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Maharishi has written around 130 novels, 5 short-story collections and 60 essays.<br />
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