[1] Poomani found in Ayalkar a worthy model: "It is a strong story, told with an aesthetic narrative style and keen imagination.
[1] It covers a period of more than 170 years from the beginning of the 19th century, revolving mainly around the lives and fortunes of several families dispersed over villages in the region: Kalingal, Kazhugumalai, Chatrapatti, Veppankadu, Chinnaiahpuram and Sivakasi.
[1] The families are from a range of castes (Devendrakula Velalars, Vannaars, Panaiyeri Nadars, Naickers and Thevars) and occupations (farmers, washermen, toddy-tappers, landed squires and warriors).
[2] Poomani's Vekaai was also translated from Tamil to English by N. Kalyan Raman and published as Heat (2019) by Juggernaut Books.
[citation needed] Poomani's debut novel and one of the pioneering subaltern novels of Tamil Nadu "Piragu" has been translated into English by T. Marx and published as "And Then" by Emerald Publishers (December 2019) https://www.amazon.in/Then-Poomani-ebook/dp/B0876XHB75 https://emeraldpublishers.com/product/and-then/ Poomani's short story Thakanam was translated into English by T Marx and was published in Sahitya Akademi's Journal Indian Literature under the tile Cremation Cremation Poomani, T. Marx Indian Literature, Vol.