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Artist Vallyathan dead

Staff Reporter

Pathanamthitta: V.S. Vallyathan, 87, artist, recipient of this year's Raja Ravi Varma Award, instituted by the State Government, died at his residence, Naduvilemalika Kottaram, in Pandalam, on Wednesday. The cremation will be held at the residential courtyard at 3 p.m. on Thursday. He is survived by two children.

UNI adds:

He was born to Revathi Tirunal Ravi Varma Raja of erstwhile Pandalam Kingdom and Thottathil Madhavi Amma. Considered the last link of Raja Ravi Varma tradition, Vallyathan was the recipient of Chitrakala Parishath fellowship in 1996 and the Kerala Lalithakala Academy Award in 2002. He had authored a Kathakali text, Natyodbhavam. He had held solo exhibitions of his paintings at Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam and Kollam. His five famous paintings titled Kulakkadavu (Bathing Ghat), Themmadykkattu (Ruffian wind), Vreela Vivasa (Bashful damsel), Macbeth and Prakrithi Drusyam (Landscape) were at Sree Chitra Art Gallery in the captial. Vallyathan followed a classical but realistic style.

Condolence

Thiruvananthapuram Staff Reporter adds:

Minister for Cultural Affairs M.A. Baby has condoled the death of Vallyathan. In a message, he said the State had lost the last link in the succession of artists who were following the style of Raja Ravi Varma.

Vallyathan's professional life was an example of an artist's integrity towards his own creations.

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