He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy and graduated in 1973
Before he went on to pursue a full-time career in playwriting, he worked at Sundaram-Clayton LimitedHe started his own troupe 'Crazy Creations' in 1979. The troupe has created 30 plays and performed over 6500 shows nationally and internationallyHis recent play, Chocolate Krishna, was performed over 500 times within a span of three yearsHis first entry into film writing was through 'Poikkal Kudhirai', and it was the first of many successful collaborations with Kamal Haasan.He wrote several comedy hit films like Sathi Leelavathi, Kaathala Kaathala, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Indian, Avvai Shanmughi, Thenali, Panchathanthiram and Vasool Raja MBBSHe was an organ donor and was actively involved in funding heart surgeries and kidney transplants from the proceeds of his showsHe received the 'Kalaimamani' award for excellence in the field of arts and literature from the Tamil Nadu state governmentHe was awarded the professional excellence award from the Governor of Maryland,USA for his contributions to Tamil literature and fine arts