To answer this question, you need to have knowledge about the Jnanpith Award and the Tamil writers who have received this prestigious award.
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award given annually in India for the best creative writing in any of the 22 official languages recognized by the Indian government. It is considered to be one of the highest literary honors in the country.
The first Tamil writer to receive the Jnanpith Award is not T. Janaki Raman, Puthumai Pithan, or Bharathidasan. The correct answer is D) Akilan.
Akilan, whose real name was Akilandam, was a noted Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India. He received the Jnanpith Award in 1975 for his novel "Chitttrappavai". Akilan is known for his historical novels, which depict the lives of ordinary people during various periods of history.
Therefore, the correct answer is D) Akilan.