Sa. Kandasamy

[3] After studying at the Singaram Pillai School, he worked at the Chennai Port Trust and the Food Corporation of India.

They briefly published a literary magazine, Ka Sa Da Tha Pa Ra.

It was well-received and was later included by the National Book Trust as one of Indian literature's modern masterpieces.

[4] His novel, Vicharanai Commission, which dealt with custodial violence and the police, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil in 1998.

[4] Kandasamy's documentary film, Kaval Deivangal, documented history and techniques relating to traditional terracotta art in South India.