Ramanadhan was born in 1932 on Palace Road near the famous Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda in present-day Trichur district of Kerala state, India.

[1] Some of his students during this period include oncologist V. P. Gangadharan, Indian Space Research Organisation former chairman K. Radhakrishnan, actor Innocent and playback singer P.

He was survived by his wife K. K. Radha, retired principal, of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda; and two daughters.

[3] He regularly contributed to several periodicals in the ensuing decades, kindling the imagination of an entire generation of children and instilling in them the power of dreams.

[1] His other works include Commander Gopi, Swarnathinte Chiri, Munthirikkula, Kannuneer Muthukal, Visha Vriksham, Mantrika Poocha, Kuttikalude Sakunthalam, Ajnatha Lokam, Swarna Muthu (children's literature), Pravahangal, Chuvanna Sandhya (novel) and Ragavum Thalavum (short story).