Author Award: Venmani Memorial Award

Lakshmidevi is the daughter of the late Dr K. Velayudhan Nair and poet Sugatha Kumari. She completed her postgraduate degree and M.Phil in Psychology from the University of Kerala. She has published poetry collections, including Irulchinthukal, Meghajwala, and Uppupavakal. She has received the Kunchu Pillai Award (1995), the Lalithambika Antharjanam Memorial Award for Young Writers (1998) and the Venmani Memorial Award (2011). He also authored Kolusaniyatta Mazha