He is also popularly called as Mahakavi meaning 'great poet'. He hails from a place called Chennara in Malappuram district of Kerala. He was born in the year 1878 and passed away in the year 1958. Vallathol spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Chennara itself. During this period also, he wrote many poems which became very famous later on. After almost 27 years, he shifted from Chennara to a small village place called Cheruthuruthi in Thrissur district which is currently also known as Vallathol Nagar.