Noted Novelist T D Radhakrishnan has been selected for Vayalar award 2017.
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- He is selected for the award for his literary work "Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki"
- The award carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh, citation and a statuette
- It will be presented to him on October 27, the death anniversary of poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma.
- The award, given for the best literary work in Malayalam
- It was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of Vayalar.