In 1960, his short story, entitled Neelakoduveli ('?????????????'), was awarded first place in a competition conducted by the Kerala Dhwani ('???? ?????') newspaper. The children's book, Ithu Nammute Naatanu ('??? ??????? ???????'), came first in the competition held by Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam ('?????????????????? ????? ????'). Later, in 1962, his story about a rogue elephant, Ottayan' ('?????????'), won first prize in the contest held by Southern Language Book Trust (?????????? ??????? ??????????). It was later translated to all South Indian languages.

After his marriage to Dr. R. Leela Devi, they started their literary career together. As he required more time for his writing endeavours, he resigned his job as a high school teacher. They compiled the first Malayalam Encyclopedia in 1967. Thereafter he continued his activities together with his wife until her death in 1998.

Together they translated most of the Sanskrit Vedic works; including the Vedas, Puranas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Dharsana, Mahabharata, Valmiki Ramayana, Devi and Bhagavata Purana to Malayalam. He has 11,394 printed pages (D1/8 size) in 67 books in the genre of children's literature alone. Amir Hamsa ('?????? ???'), a book for children, has 1148 pages with 500 illustrations. Together, he and his wife authored sixteen books related to Islam, including an Encyclopedia on the religion, as well as publications related to Hinduism and Christianity. In total, they have eleven publications in the English language.