Indra Soundar Rajan was an expert on South Indian Hindu traditions and mythological lore.
Several of his novels have been translated to English, including The Aayakudi Murders, Out of the Blue, The Rebirth of Jeeva (in The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol.
1), and The Palace of Kottaipuram (in The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol.
The teleserial Marmadesam, for which he wrote the screenplay, is said to be the most successful Tamil television show in history.
[4] He wrote more than 300 episodes for the Podhigai TV program "Kanchiyin Karunai", which tells of the greatness of Shri Chandrasekhara Saraswathi Swamigal, the pontiff of Kanchipuram Shankara mutt.