He began composing fine poems while a student in high school. He was a teacher by profession. He joined in Military service in and rendered service in India and Burma. He published his first work Pookkal in 1935. He is the winner of Kerala Sahithya Academy award, Puthezhathu Raman Menon award, Mooloor award and the first Vallathol award. His poem Keralam Valarunnu is very famous. He wrote more than forty books.