He completed schooling at his home village of Kadammanitta and at the nearby town of Pathanamthitta.

[3] Kadammanitta played a role in reviving interest in poetry by holding thousands of recital sessions in every nook and corner of Kerala in the 1970s and 80s.

[1] Ramakrishnan's close association with literary and cultural luminaries, which included M. Govindan, Ayyappa Paniker, M. V. Devan, P. K. Balakrishnan, O. N. V. Kurup, Kavalam Narayana Panicker, D.Vinayachandran, and K. V. Thampi, helped him in the endeavour to give a popular image to Malayalam poetry recital.

[5] In 1996, he was elected to Kerala state legislative assembly from Aranmula constituency in Pathanamthitta district.

[2][7] He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his home in his birth village, after which he was called more.