 He retired as Professor of English, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram (University of Kerala) after serving for four decades, and started full-time freelance writing.His best known novels are "Ninaivu Pathai"," Naaikal" (Dogs) and "Vaakku Moolam" (Confession).He was awarded the Asan Memorial Award for Tamil Poetry in 1983, and several other literary awards.