V. S. Valiathan

Who was V. S. Valiathan?

V. S. Valiathan was an acclaimed artist and recipient of the prestigious Raja Ravi Varma Award of 2006, instituted by the Kerala Government. He is well known for his classical style of painting. He was considered to be the last link of Raja Ravi Varma tradition. He was the recipient of Chitrakala Parishath Fellowship in 1996 and the Kerala Lalitakala Academy Award in 2002. He was born to Revathinal Ravi Varma Raja of the Pandalam Royal Family and Thottathil Madhavi Amma.

Valiathan followed a realistic style in his paintings. He drew inspiration from his surroundings, Indian epics and World classics. His famous paintings include Kulakkadavu, Themmadikkattu, Vreela vivasa, Macbeth, Summer Season, and Prakrithi Drusyam. Some of his paintings are on display at the Sree Chitra Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram. He had conducted many solo exhibitions of his paintings.

He also authored a Kathakali story, named Natyodbhavam.