He was born to Kattamuthu Ocha Thevar and Sevenamal on 4 April 1923 in Pappapatti village, near Usilampatti, Madurai district, India.
Later, he formed the Kallar educational trust and took several steps designed for the upliftment of all backward classes community in southern Tamil Nadu.He worked for the upliftment of downtrodden people and the vulnerable groups Later, he joined Forward Bloc, an Indian National Political Party, formed by Subhas Chandra Bose, under the guidance of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.
[citation needed] He was elected for the Periakulam Assembly constituency in 1952–57 as a Forward Bloc candidate.
In 1971 he matched the achievement of U. Muthuramalinga Thevar in winning both Assembly[1] and Parliament[2] elections simultaneously.
His parliamentary constituency was that of Ramanathapuram district and his period of office as an MP ran from 1971 to 1977.