Famous Tamil writer Late Ka. Naa. Subramanyam. His first noted published work was the novel Poithevu (1946). He also wrote poems using the pseudonym Mayan. He published many literary journals like Ilakkiya vattam, Sooravali and Chandraodayam. He became a literary critic in the 1950s. His reviews first appeared in the magazine Swadesamitran and Saraswathi.