Facts: - years active: 1960 - present - notable works: tamilnadu woman , malampuzha yakshi , sagarakanyaka - birth date: 25 july 1937 - name: kanayi kunhiraman - image: kanayi kunjiraman.jpg - birth place: kuttamath , kasaragod district - occupation: sculptor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kanayi kunhiraman .
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kanayi kunhiraman -lrb- born 25 july 1937 -rrb- is a sculptor from kuttamath in hosdurg taluk in kasaragod district of kerala state , india .he is the former chairman of the lalit kala academy .kunhiraman is the first sculptor recipient of the raja ravi varma award , which includes 1 lakh in cash , a citation and a statue , sculptured by kunhiraman himself .it was conferred by kerala 's chief minister oommen chandy at thiruvananthapuram .recently , two of his creations , '' melathara '' and '' kalithara '' , were inaugurated with accompaniment from a violin concert by l. athira krishna in quilon sopanam complex , kerala .