Ravindran was imprisoned many times for political reasons.

He also chaired as the Chairman and Managing Director of Janayugom Newspaper, Prabhatham Printers and Publishing Company.

He has played a major role in building the party cadre in the state of Kerala and received the Sadanandan Award for the Best Co-operator.

Ravindran represented Chathannoor constituency in Kerala assembly in 1967, 1970, 1987 and 1996.

[4][5] On 13 November 1997, a day before his 75th birthday, Ravindran died when he was in the position of Chathannoor MLA[6]