He was a member of the legislative assembly elected to Madras State from Thanjavur constituency as a Congress candidate.

Parisutha Nadar, aided by Kamaraj was instrumental in facilitating the creation of institution of Thanjavur Medical College.

Parisutha Nadar and Jerome D'Souza were part of the commission that was specially formed for "the protection of Minorities' rights" under the Indian Constitution.

Parisutha Nadar was the MLA in Tamil Nadu, India for 3 terms, spanning over 15 years.

Being a traditional agriculturist, he owned large tracts of agricultural lands cultivating paddy, banana, sugarcane and coconut.