ഒട്ടേറെ പുരസ്കാരങ്ങളും അദ്ദേഹത്തെ തേടിയെത്തി. Even though his earlier poetry, like much of the poetry of Asan and Ullur, was rooted primarily in the Sanskrit tradition and in religious themes, Vallathol changed with the times, and became an integral part of the nationalist consciousness sweeping the land.

Menon is the author of "Sahithya Manjari". He married Vanneri Chittazhiveettil Madhavi Amma in November 1901 and shifted to Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala. Thus he secured the services of great masters like Guru Kunju Kurup, Pattikkanthodi Ravunni Menon and Kavalappara Narayan Nayar to teach the actor students, Venkatakrishna Bhagavathar to teach music, Moothamana Namboothiripad to teach Chenta and Venkachan Pattar to teach the Maddalam.

Kalamandalam had established name of its own by then. His first major literary ventures was a rendition of Valmiki's Ramayana into Malayalam, the work of which started in 1905 and took two years to complete. Vallathol Narayana Menon died in the year 1958. Asan concentrated on social themes and Vallathol championed the national movement; yet both made very significant contributions to the khandkavya, ie: the short poem of the lyrical type."

He was awarded Padma Bhushan title, India's third highest civilian award, in 1954.

Vallathol is credited with revitalising the traditional Keralite dance form known as Kathakali.

Vallathol outlived the other two members of the Great Trio and went on to become one of the most recognized poets of modern India. This poem pointed at the direction in which his future poetry was to be moulded.