He was born in a family of poets[2] and published his first collection of poems, while still a student at the Erode Mahajana High School in 1924.

He was given the title "Bhala Bharathi" in appreciation of his Tamil literary skills.

[3] After becoming well known in the field of literature, Yogi started writing scripts for Tamil films.

His first film as script writer - Iru Sahodarargal (1936) was a success and the literary magazine Manikodi praised him for his dialogues.

He went on to write scripts and song lyrics for a number of Tamil films till the 1950s.