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	'''Vattaparambil Sankaran Valiathan''' (October 1919 – 21 June 2006), commonly referred to as '''Artist V. S. Valiathan,''' was an ~~[[India]]n~~ [[Oil painting\|artist]] from [[Pandalam]], who was known for his classical style of painting in the [[Raja Ravi Varma]] tradition.<ref name=RRV /> His paintings show muted colours and natural overtones.<ref name=Overtones>{{cite news\|title=A mixed palette\|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701030221/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 July 2003\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2002-08-01\|access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref>		'''Vattaparambil Sankaran Valiathan''' (October 1919 – 21 June 2006), commonly referred to as '''Artist V. S. Valiathan,''' was an Indian [[Oil painting\|artist]] from [[Pandalam]], who was known for his classical style of painting in the [[Raja Ravi Varma]] tradition.<ref name=RRV /> His paintings show muted colours and natural overtones.<ref name=Overtones>{{cite news\|title=A mixed palette\|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701030221/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 July 2003\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2002-08-01\|access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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'''Vattaparambil Sankaran Valiathan''' (October 1919 – 21 June 2006), commonly referred to as '''Artist V. S. Valiathan,''' was an [[India]]n [[Oil painting|artist]] from [[Pandalam]], who was known for his classical style of painting in the [[Raja Ravi Varma]] tradition.<ref name=RRV /> His paintings show muted colours and natural overtones.<ref name=Overtones>{{cite news|title=A mixed palette|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701030221/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/01/stories/2002080101060300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-08-01|access-date=20 December 2013}}</ref>

==Early life==
Valiathan was born at Pandalam, to Revathinal Ravi Varma Raja of the Pandalam Royal Family and Thottathil Madhavi Amma. His maternal grandfather Pandalathu Puthen Poomukhathu Kottarathil Aswathynal Godavarma Valiya Thmpuran was an artist in [[mural painting]].<ref name=EXP>{{cite web|title=Artist.V.S.Valiathan,Thonnallur,Pandalam 689501 Kerala.India|url=http://www.expage.com/valiathan|publisher=Expage.com}}</ref> Valiathan had his formal education from Thonnallur Malayalam Middle School and NSS English High School. He was trained in painting by Puthenveettil P. K. Gopala Pillai,<ref name=RRV /> who was his drawing master in school.<ref name=EXP />

==Career==
Valiathan followed a realistic style in his paintings. His paintings were inspired from surroundings, Indian epics, and world classics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Artist V S Valliathan passes away|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/06/21/artist-v-s-valliathan-passes-away-1150911824.html|newspaper=OneIndia News}}</ref> He drew more than 2,000 portraits and subject paintings. His famous paintings include ''Kulakkadavu'' (''Bathing Ghat''), ''Themmadikkattu'' (''The Ruffian Wind''), ''Vreela Vivasa'' (''The Bashful Damsel''), ''Macbeth'', ''Panchali'', ''Venalkkalam'' (''The Summer Season''), ''Urangunnal Sundari'' (''The Sleeping Beauty''), ''Prakrithi Drishyam'' (''The Landscape''), ''Vasthrakshepam'', ''Kurukshetra Yuddham'' (''The Battle of Kurukshetra''), ''Vishvamitranum Menakayum'' (''Vishvamitra and Menaka''), and ''Urvasy''. Valiathan drew from imagination and did not use models for his paintings.<ref name=EXP /> Valiathan has his own rendition of ''The Last Supper''.<ref name=Overtones />

Some of his paintings are on display at the [[Sree Chitra Art Gallery]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He had conducted many solo exhibitions of his paintings. Valiathan had his own art gallery and training centre by the name ''Chithrasala'' at Pandalam.

Besides painting, Valiathan was also interested in [[Kathakali]]. He authored a Kathakali story by the name ''Natyodbhavam'', which was about the origin of [[Bharathanatyam]].<ref name=EXP /> This was first staged on the occasion of Valiathan's 70th birthday celebrations. Valiathan had also directed a documentary about [[Swathi Thirunal]].<ref name=EXP />

==Personal life==
Valiathan died on 21 June 2006 at Naduvilemalika Palace, Pandalam.<ref name=TH>{{cite news|title=Artist Vallyathan dead|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/22/stories/2006062221940400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001023414/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/22/stories/2006062221940400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-06-22|archive-date=2007-10-01}}</ref> In his obituary, the then Cultural Affairs Minister of Kerala, [[M. A. Baby]] observed that Valiathan's professional life was an example of an artist's integrity towards his own creations.<ref name=TH />

==Awards and recognitions==
* Raja Ravi Varma Award, 2006<ref name=RRV>{{cite news|title=Raja Ravi Varma Prize for Valiathan|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051117550400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205112719/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051117550400.htm|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-11|archive-date=2007-12-05}}</ref>
* Chitrakala Parishath Fellowship, 1996<ref name=RRV />
* [[Kerala Lalitakala Academy]] Award, 2002<ref name=RRV />

==References==
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