[citation needed] He was involved in the Indian independence movement and was jailed for his participation in the Salt Satyagraha.
The flower and the scent) was published in Ananda Vikatan in 1933 (it won third prize in the magazine's short story competition).
He was a contemporary of Manikodi writers like C. S. Chellappa, Va. Ramasamy, Pudumaipithan and Ku.
Most of his plays were written for S. V. Sahasranamam's "Seva Stage" drama troupe.
His works have been published in Ananda Vikatan, Kalki, Kumudam, Dina Mani, Gandhi, Jeyakodi.