Ramanichandran (Tamil: ரமணிசந்திரன்) is a prolific Tamil romance novelist and author. Currently, he is the best-selling author in the Tamil language. He was born on July 10, 1938, in Ganesan and Kamalam in Kayamozhi Village, near Thiruchendur, in southern Tamil Nadu. Industrial billionaire and business magnate Shiva Nadar is his cousin.