Awards

  • Padmashri Award

    Year2003

    AwardedFor Distinguished Services in literature and Education.    

  • Sahitya Akademi Award

    Year2009

    AwardedFor contributions to Indian literature through his poetry, novels and film lyrics.

  • Sadhana Samman

    Year2009

    AwardedFor contributions to Indian literature through his poetry, novels and film lyrics.

  • Padmabhusan Award

    YEAR2014

    AwardedFor Distinguished Services in literature and Education.    

Literary Awards

  • S. P. Adithanar Literary award Cash Prize Rs. 50,000/-

    CategoryBest Tamil Novel in the year of 1999

    Book NameThanneer Desam

  • Ilakkiya Sinthanai Award             

    CategoryBest Tamil Novel in the year of 2013

    Book NameMundram Ulaga Por

  • Tansri K.R. Somasundaram Literature Foundation Award , Malaysia Cash Prize 10,000 US Dollars

    CategoryBest Novel in the world Tamil Literature for the year of 2013

    Book NameMundram Ulaga Por