He has been credited for reviving the Naatupura Paatu, a type of Tamil folk art.
Sathyabhama University gave an Honorary Doctorate to Kuppusamy for his contribution to music.
[4] Kuppusamy has sung film songs for many popular music directors, including Ilaiyaraaja, Vidyasagar, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Devi Sri Prasad, and G. V. Prakash Kumar.
His songs are known to be intense and bring out the imagery of Tamil culture beautifully in simple words.
[2][5] Kuppusamy hails from a Tamil family from Nagapattinam district Vedaranyam.