"kanavugale aayiram kanavugale"(Neethikku thalai vanangu) endra
thannudaya mudhal paadalileye peyar vaangiyavar ivar. He patronized
MGR and came out with MGR during the rift with DMK. He has penned
many good songs like,

poivaa nadhi alaye 	- Pallaandu vaazhga
("nuraippovai alli alai sintha vendum
alaimeethu konjam thalai saaya vendum" endra varigal arumai.)
iravuppaadagan oruvan vanthaan	- oorukku uzhaippavan
azhagai rasippom		- ithayakkani
kaatraanaai vanna poovaanaai	- navagrahanaayagi

He had brief respite when MGR quit films to become CM. Later
with Ilayaraja he gave some more songs,

velakku vaikkum nerathula 	- munthaanai mudichu
O maane maane			- vellai roja
chittukku chella chittukku	- nallavanukku nallavan

He is also tha author of the puthukkavithai books, "tajmahaalum
roti thundum", "sagaaraavai thaandaatha ottagangal", "apple kanavu".