Ramakrishnan was born in
Kadampuzha in
Malappuram district of
Kerala as the son of M. Raghava Variar and K. V. Parvathy Varasyar. After completing graduation, he worked in the government service from 1954 to 1962 and then obtained his master's degree from
Maharaja's College,
Ernakulam. He was a professor of English language in
Mar Athanasius College of Engineering,
Kothamangalam and
Sree Krishna College,
Guruvayur from where he retired in 1988 to join
Mathrubhumi as the assistant editor of the
Mathrubhumi Weekly. ==Works==