He and his friend M. A. Khaja started to write dialogues together under the pen name Ram-Rahim.

[5][6] In 1976, Narayanan wrote his first story, screenplay and dialogue for the film Aasai Arubadhu Naal.

[7] His 50th film was Veeran Veluthambi, for which M. Karunanidhi wrote the story and dialogue.

[8] Narayanan was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Karaikudi constituency in 1989.

[6] He has also headed the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) for three consecutive elections, before resigning in 2011.