

He has won several awards including the Sangeeth Natak Academy, Sahitya Academy and Saraswathi Samman Award. Some of his novels, such as "Kuruthi Punal" intermingle these two milieus. Most of his novels are set in Delhi, where he lived during his working years, or in the Srirangam area of Tamil Nadu, where he spent his childhood. He has carved a special niche for himself in Tamil literature - his characters, mostly urban intellectuals, speak very openly and analyze deeply what others say. He has written several short stories, plays and novels in Tamil that have been translated in several Indian and world languages. He has received Indian government's Padma Shri award for the year 2010.

Born on Jin Chennai in a traditional Iyengar family. He has won se Indira Parthasarathy (commonly known as Ee.

Sethu Madhavan, is based on his novel Uchi Veyyil, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.Indira Parthasarathy (commonly known as Ee. Kuruthi Punal ( Sahitya Academy Award-winning novel) He is the only Tamil writer to have won both the Sangeeth Natak and Sahitya Academy Award. Some of his novels, such as Kuruthi Punal intermingle these two milieus. He has written several short stories, plays and novels in Tamil that have been translated into several Indian and world languages. He was born on 10 July 1930 in Chennai in a traditional Iyengar family.
