 "Umakeralam", a mahakavya, and "Kerala Sahitya Charithram", a comprehensive history of Malayalam language, are two of his works.Ulloor was born on 6 June 1877 at Thamarassery Illam in Perunna, Changanassery in the south Indian state of Kerala to Subramania Iyer and Bhagavathi Ammal.His early schooling was at Changanassery but father died when he was young and in 1890, the family shifted to Thiruvanathapuram where his mother raised him.