Vayalar Ramavarma | |
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| Native name | വയലാർ രാമവർമ്മ |
| Born | March 25, 1928 Vayalar, Alleppey, Travancore, India |
| Died | October 27, 1975 (aged 47) Government Medical College, Trivandrum |
| Occupation | Lyricist, poet |
| Genre | Poetry, lyrics |
| Years active | 1956–1975 |
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| Children | 4, including Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma |
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Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar,[1] was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include Sargasangeetham, Mulankaadu, Padamudrakal, Aayisha and Oru Judas janikkunnu and for around 1,300 songs he penned for 256 Malayalam films. He received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1972 and was the winner of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist in its year of inception which he received three more times. He was also a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry in 1962. [2][3][4] His collaborations with G. Devarajan produced the golden era of Malayalam film music and many songs written and composed by these duo remain the ever green classics in Malayalam. Ramavarma is regarded as one of the most successful and critically acclaimed lyricist in the history of Malayalam cinema.[5][6]
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- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Biopic to be made on legendary Malayalam writer Vayalar Rama Varma". The News Minute. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "ചുങ്കം ചായക്കടയിലെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ വാഗ്വാദവും 'കുട്ടനും'". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.