[2] Natesan married Sivagamasundari, daughter of P. Ramanathan, a leading Ceylon Tamil statesman.

[2][3] Natesan moved to Ceylon after being invited by P. Ramanathan and in 1924 was appointed principal of Parameshwara College, Jaffna.

[2] Natesan stood as a candidate in Kankesanthurai at the 1934 state council by-elections.

[9][10][11] He was appointed Minister of Posts and Information in the First Dudley Senanayake cabinet following the resignation of V.

[19] He was a Tamil scholar and historian - his works included The Northern Kingdom and Glimpses of the Early History of Jaffna.