[2] He was born to Anithottathil Thomman and Vallamkulam Kandathil Maniyanottu Chinnamma in 1932 at Muvattupuzha, Kerala.
He started practicing in the Kerala High Court in 1963 after obtaining degree in law from Calcutta.
[1] He successfully contested the Muvattupuzha assembly constituency in 1965 on a Kerala Congress ticket.
Paulose of Indian National Congress who was a minister earlier and M. Parameswaran Nair of Communist Party of India (CPI) were the opponents.
He was also the chairman of Pambakkuda block development committee, Director of State General Marketing Society and Director of National Co-operative Union of India.