[4] While serving as a teacher, he continued his studies through distance education and earned master's degrees in Sanskrit and Malayalam languages.

[3] Azhikode lived a bachelor throughout his life; his relationship with Vilasini teacher, to whom he had proposed, did not result in a marriage.

He had caught an auto from Thrissur railway station but had an accident resulting in a wound to the head.

Since this happened in the early hours of the morning, the auto driver drove him to some of the private hospitals in Thrissur.

After a few failed attempts, Azhikode himself requested the auto driver to drive him to his friend's house at Punkunnam.

This is the same doctor who had looked after some of the other literary and cultural giants such as Vailopilli, G Kumarapillai, MK Menon Vilasini, and Krishnankutty Poduval of Kathakali, etc.

[10] Six of his books are on Malayalam literature,; Malayala Sahityavimarsanam (Criticism of Malayalam Literature)[16] and Malayala Sahitya Patanangal (Studies on Malayalam Literature)[17] are general studies, two others, Shankarakkuruppu Vimarshikkappedunnu (Sankara Kurup Critiqued)[18] and Mahakavi Ulloor (The Great Poet Ulloor) are studies of the works of G. Sankara Kurup and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer while the remaining two, Aasaante Seethaakaavyam (Asan's Seetha Kavyam)[19] and Ramananum Malayalakavitayum (Ramanan and Malayalam Poetry)[20] are critical analysis of two classic poems, Chinthavishtayaya Seetha of Kumaran Asan and Ramanan of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai.

[22] Sukumar Azhikode was an active commentator on the changes in the society and his speeches on the demolition of the Babri Masjid were reported to have been notable; his speeches regularly featured comments on historical figures such as Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Gandhiji and Ram Manohar Lohia.

[24] He was also involved in public exchanges of differences with Vellapally Natesan, the general secretary of Sree Narayana Trust[25] and Innocent, the film actor[26] and contested an election to the Lok Sabha, unsuccessfully, the only time he was involved in active politics.