Vayalar Ramavarma (1928-1975)
Born in the village of Vayalar, in Alappuzha district, Kerala, Vayalar belonged to an aristocratic family but became a poet of the proletariat inspired by revolutionary ideals. His parents were Vellarapplly Kerala Varma and Vayalar Raghavaparambil Ambalika Thamburatty. He was awarded Kerala Sahithya Academy Award (Kerala literary academy award) in 1961 for Sargasangeetham, the President's gold medal for best lyricist in 1974, and the Kerala state film award for best lyricist three times. The Vayalar award for Malayalam literature, given on October 27 each year, was instituted in his memoryWorks-Paadamudrakal(1948) Konthayum poonoolum Enikku maranamilla(1955) Mulankaadu(1955) Oru Judas janikkunnu(1955) Ente Maattolikkavithakal(1957) Sargasangeetham(1961).
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