 Impressed with his work, Kalki published his short stories like "Kannammavin Kadhal", "Adhirshtam" in Ananda Vikatan.Encouraged by this success Sandilyan started learning the Tamil language formally from a Tamil Pandit named Thirukannapuram Srinivachariar.He started writing Tamil short stories in the Tamil Weekly "Sudesamithran" and also worked as a reporter in "Sudesamithran" from 1935 to 1942.