Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour

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The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a book of humour of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. [1] [2]

Awardees

YearBookWriterImage
1992School Diary Akbar Kakkattil Akbar Kakkattil, Malayalam novelist.png
1993Jivithahladathinte NiranilavuO. P. Joseph
1994Irukaali MootakalC. P. Nair
1995Kinchana Varthamanam Chemmanam Chacko Chemmanam Chacko.jpg
1996Vayil Vannathu Kothakku Pattu Sukumar Sukumaran potty.JPG
1998NanavidhamK. Narayanan Nair
1999Ambada NjaneP. Subbaiah Pillai
2000KalikolamKrishna Pujappura
2001Padachonikku Salam Kozhikodan
2002Nothing OfficialJiji Thomson
2003Snehapoorvam Panachi Jose Panachippuram
2004Collector Kathayezhuthukayanu P. C. Sanal Kumar
200519, Kanal Road Sreebala K. Menon
2006VikatavaniNandakishore
2008Kariyachante Lokam K. L. Mohana Varma K.L.Mohana Varma.jpg
2009Ronald Reaganum Balan MashumMarshal
2010Sri Bhuthanathavilasam Nair Hotel C. R. Omanakuttan
2011 [3] Kaliyum KaryavumLalithambika
2012 [4] Oru Nano KinavuP. P. Hameed
2013 [5] Malayala PerumaDr. P. Sethumadhavan
2014 [6] Mazha Peythu ThorumpolT. G. Vijayakumar
2015 [7] Vedi VattomDr. S. D. P. Namboothiri
2016 [8] Chila Nattukaryangal Muralee Thummarukudy Murali Thummarukudy.jpg
2017 [9] Ezhuthanukaranam AnuranangalumChowallur Krishnankutty
2018 [10] Who is Afraid of V. K. N. V. K. K. Ramesh
2019 [11] Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi Sathyan Anthikad
2020 [12] Irinjalakudakku Chuttum Innocent Innocent (Actor) 2011.png
2021 [13] Aa For AnnamaAnn Palee
2022 [14] Oru Kumarakamkarante Kuruthamketta LikhithangalJayant Kamicheril
2023 [15] Varanadan KathakalSuneesh Varanad

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