Noted poet Attoor Ravi Varma has bagged this year’s Ezhuthachan Puraskaram. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs one lakh a citation and a plaque. He is one of the pioneers of modern Malayalam poetry who has won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for his contributions to literary world. Attoor Ravi Varma was born at Attoor in Thrissur on October 27, 1930. He had served as a lecturer in Malabar Christian College and University College.