His identification with the masses, and his uncanny adoption of their way of talking, behavior, mindset and slang, helped make him popular across multiple demographic segments. His works stood out during a time when Tamil writing was dominated by social/family dramas and historical novels. Widely read and knowledgeable, he presented his knowledge in simple Tamil. An Electronics-Engineer by profession, he was proficient in the language of technology. Penning with his wife's name, Sujatha's Tamil literary career spanned more than four decades. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan. Sujatha was also an engineer he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine ( EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited ( BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil films. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He authored over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. Rangarajan ( – 27 February 2008), better known by his allonym Sujatha, was an Indian author, novelist and screenwriter who wrote in Tamil.
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