He has written plays including Mahadevbhai, Cotton 56, Polyester 84, Jazz, Comrade Kumbhakarna, and Postcards From Bardoli.

His book 3, Sakina Manzil And Other Plays,[1] is a collection of eight plays, published by Orient Blackswan in collaboration with the English and Foreign Languages University.

[2] Besides playwriting, Ramanathan is the editor of PrintWeek and WhatPackaging?

And, two collections of poems, My Encounters with a Peacock and To Sit on A Stone - And Other Shorts.

[4] The Eleventh Dr. Ashok Da Ranade Memorial Lecture: 8 ½ Reasons Why We Need Playwrights Today Mumbai Local with Ramu Ramanathan: Voices of Dissent Ramu Ramanathan: My favourite poets from KrakowVijay Tendulkar Biography by Ramu Ramanathan (Part 1) Vijay Tendulkar Biography by Ramu Ramanathan (Part 2) Ramu Ramanathan speaks to the translators of the books: Delhi and Anticlock - Fathima EV, Nandakumar K and Ministhy S