He was born in a Tamil Brahmin (Iyer) family of Madras Presidency in 1921.
His short stories such as "Langdadevi" (a lame horse) and "Mulmudi" (Crown of Thorns) follow the same style.
Thi Jaa wrote about one hundred short stories and a dozen novels.
His other novels Amma Vandhaal and Marappasu were translated into English as "Sins of Appu's Mother" and "Wooden Cow" respectively.
[3] Some of his other notable works are Malar Manjam, Uyirthen and Semparuthy.