 Through most of his childhood, he was undergoing ayurvedic treatment because of which he could not pursue academic studies.His formal training in art was at the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai where he learned under such as D. P. Roy Choudhury and K. C. S. Paniker to secure two diplomas; one in design and another in advanced painting.He stayed in Chennai even after his studies, making advertisement films and working as an art director in a few Malayalam films.