12 Facts About Snehan

Snehan has since appeared in films as an actor and made his acting debut with Yogi.

Snehan later changed his name to Snehan, because it translates literally to "man of love".

Snehan has since written more than 2500 songs for more than 500 films, working with various directors and music composers in the Tamil film industry.

Snehan first garnered acclaim for his songs in the art film Penngal and the dubbed film Kandein Seethaiyai, before making a breakthrough with his song "Avaravar Vazhkaiyil" from Cheran's family drama Pandavar Bhoomi.

Snehan received further acclaim in the early 2000s with his collaboration with Ameer and Yuvan Shankar Raja in Mounam Pesiyadhe and then for the "Kalyanamdhaan Kattikittu" song in Harris Jayaraj's album Saamy.

Snehan later released more books including Ippadium Irukkalam and Puthagam.

Snehan then turned actor for the film action drama Yogi, for which he has written all the lyrics, as his friend and lead actor of the film, Ameer Sultan, gave him the opportunity.

In regard to his performance, a critic from Sify wrote, "the chemistry between the lead pair is zero" and added, "though Snehan attempts and succeeds to be stylish in the songs, his wooden face, long hair, patchy makeup and dark glasses in almost every frame is a big let down".

In 2017, Snehan took part in the Tamil reality television show Bigg Boss hosted by Kamal Haasan and finished as the runner-up.

Snehan later announced that he would appear in the lead role in a film titled Panangkaattu Nari opposite his fellow Bigg Boss contestant, Oviya, but the project did not develop.

On 21 February 2018, during the launch of Kamal Haasan's political party Makkal Needhi Maiam at the Othakadai Grounds in Madurai, Snehan officially joined the party and became the party's executive committee member.

Snehan wrote the lyrics of the party's anthem "Idhu Nammavar Padai".