A prolific writer and a Sahitya Akademi award winner, S. Ramakrishnan has been active in the Tamil literary scene for the last thirty years in diverse areas of modern Tamil literature such as short stories, novels, and plays. His publication credits include twenty collections of short stories, ten novels, nine plays, and fifteen books for children. S. Ramakrishnan has also contributed articles/essays to newspapers and periodicals, which have been compiled into books.