He was awarded the Padma Prabha Award in 2005 and the Ramashramam Trust Award in 2009. In 2008, he was nominated for the State Government's Ezhuthachan Award. In 1998, the country honoured him with the Padma Shri. ![]() He won the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for ‘Akshara’ in 1975 while his ‘Uppu’ won the Soviet Nehru Prize in 1981 and the Vayalar Prize in 1982. In 1971 he was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for his work 'Agnishalabhangal'. He won the National award for Best Lyricist for ‘Vaishali’ and has also won the Kerala State film awards 13 times. He has penned the lyrics for films like ‘Kaliyattam’, ‘Puthri’, ‘Karuna’, ‘Karutha Rathrikal’, ‘Adhyapika’, ‘Kumarasambhavam’, ‘Nishagandhi’, ‘Swapnam’, ‘Madhanolsavam’, ‘Ulkadal,’ ‘Devadasi’ and ‘Chillu.’ That film also saw the collaboration of two legends in Malayalam cinema-ONV and Devarajan Master. ![]() He debuted as a lyricist in the film ‘Kalam Marannu’ (1955). ![]() Not just Malayalam literature, ONV’s contribution to Malayalam cinema music is immeasurable.
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