Noted poet, lyricist, journalist and television presenter Prabhavarma bagged this year's Vayalar award for his work `Shyamamadhavam'. The award carries a sum of Rs.25,000, a silver plate and certificate and will be presented to him on October 27. The Vayalar Award is given for the best literary work in Malayalam.

The award was instituted in 1977 by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in memory of the poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma.

Prabhavarma's poetry collection Arkkapoornima won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995