The Chalachitra Ratnam Award is one of the annual awards given at the Kerala Film Critics Association Awards since 1993 for lifetime achievement in Malayalam cinema.
| Year | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | |
| 1994 | Madhu | |
| 1995 | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 1996 | Aranmula Ponnamma | |
| 1997 | Navodaya Appachan | |
| 1998 | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 1999 | K. Ravindranathan Nair | |
| 2000 | Sukumari | |
| 2001 | Balachandra Menon | |
| 2002 | Bharat Gopy | |
| 2003 | Mohanlal | |
| 2004 | Mammootty | |
| 2005 | Thilakan | |
| 2006 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | |
| P. V. Gangadharan | ||
| 2007 | T. E. Vasudevan | |
| 2008 | — | |
| 2009 | Jagathy Sreekumar | |
| 2010 | K. S. Sethumadhavan | |
| 2011 | O. N. V. Kurup | |
| 2012 | Nedumudi Venu | |
| 2013 | K. R. Vijaya | |
| 2014 | K. G. George | |
| 2015 | Innocent | |
| 2016 | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 2017 | M. K. Arjunan | |
| 2018 | Sheela | |
| 2019 | Hariharan | |
| 2020 | K. G. George | |
| 2021 | Joshiy | |
| 2022 | K. P. Kumaran |