sentences:  Chellappa.He was particularly influenced by Pudumaipithan.At 20, he began his literary career, translating Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's Malayalam novel, "Thottiyude Makan" into Tamil and writing his first short story, 'Muthalum Mudivum', which he published in "Pudimaipithan Ninaivu Malar".