
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. His parents were Vellarappally Kerala Varma and Vayalar Raghavaparambil Ambalika Thamburatty. His famous works include Sargasangeetham, Mulankaadu, Padamudrakal, Aayisha, Oru Judas janikkunnu.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.

Vayalar Ramavarma (Ma- October 27, 1975), often known as Vayalar, was a modern Malayalam language poet and lyricist from the southern Indian state of Kerala.
