Puraskar from "Sarggam" Kongad. His leading disciples include Kalamandalam Sreekumar and Kalamandalam Pradeep. An ailment of late had forced him to take a break from Kathakali since 2005, but Vasu Pisharody's health improved over the years. He made a comeback to the stage in end-March 2009 at the Thirumandhamkunnu temple in his village of Kongad.