 His symbolic novel "Ninaivup Patai Nilakal" (1972) is considered a milestone in Tamil literature and established him as an avant garde novelist.His other notable works in Tamil include, "Nizhalgal", "Naykal", "Naveenante Diary Kurippukal", "Ezhuthu Kavithaikal", "Iruneenda Kavithaikal", "Antha Manchal Nira Poonaikutty", and in English, "Words to the Wind", 'Non-Being' and 'A Tamil Writer's Journal'.He received the Asan Memorial Award for Tamil Poetry in 1983.