Her best-known works are Kinavu (Dream), Mozhi, Iruttu (Darkness), Nizhal (Shadow), Venal (Summer), Bhraanth (Madness), Choyichi, and Akaasabhoomikalute Thaakkol. She is the sister of the cartoonist B. M. Gafoor. She has won the Lalithambika Memorial Special Award (1992), the K. Balakrishnan Memorial Award (2004) and the Unnimoyi Memorial Award (2006).