Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism

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

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Awardees

YearBookAuthorImage
1966Kala Jeevitham Thanne Kuttikrishna Marar Kuttikrishnamarar.jpg
1967Ismkalkkappuram S. Guptan Nair
1968Manasikamaya Adimatham Thayat Sankaran
1969Malayala Piravi K. Raghavan Pillai
1970Kala Darsanam K. M. Daniel
1971Upaharam K. Bhaskaran Nair
1972Nataka Darpanam N. N. Pillai
1973Sita Muthal Satyavati Vare Lalithambika Antharjanam
1974Kerala Panineeya BhashyamC. L. Antony
1975Paschathya Sahitya Thatwasastram K. M. Tharakan
1976Cherukatha: Innale Innu M. Achuthan eN. acyut[?].jpg
1977Nalini Enna Kavyashilpam Nitya Chaitanya Yati
1978KairaleedhwaniP. K. Narayana Pillai
1979Vallatholinte Kavyashilpam N. V. Krishna Warrier
1980Varnaraaji M. Leelavathy M. Leelavathy DS.jpg
1981Urmees Tharakante UpanyasangalP. V. Hormis Tharakan
1982Chitayile Velicham M. N. Vijayan
1983Ayyappa Panikerude Lekhanangal Ayyappa Paniker Ayyapapanicker323.jpg
1984Malayala Sahitya Vimarshanam Sukumar Azhikode Sukumar azhikode1.JPG
1985Avadhaaranam M. K. Sanu Prof M.K. Sanu DSW 1.JPG
1986Kaviyum Kavitayum Kurekkoodi P. Narayana Kurup
1987Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam N. Krishna Pillai NKrishnaPillai.jpg
1988Marxist Soundarya Sastram: Utbhavavum Valarchayum P. Govinda Pillai PGovindapilla.jpg
1989A. P. P.yude PrabandhangalA. P. P. Nambudiri
1990Chhathravum Chamaravum M. P. Sankunni Nair
1991Kalpanikatha Hridayakumari
1992AnwayamR. Viswanathan
1993Kerala Kavitayile Kaliyum ChiriyumPrasannarajan
1994Jeevante Kaiyoppu Asha Menon Ashamenon.jpg
1995Aksharavum Adhunikathayum E. V. Ramakrishnan
1996Novel Sahitya PatanangalD. Benjamin
1997Pitru Ghatikaram P. K. Rajasekharan P.K. Rajasekharan.jpg
1998Uttaradhunika Vartamanavum Vamsavaliyum K. P. Appan Kpappan.jpg
1999Sahityam, Samskaram, Samooham V. Aravindakshan
2000Patavum PorulumC. Rajendran
2001Athmavinte Murivukal M. Thomas Mathew
2002Kathayum ParisthithiyumG. Madhusoodanan
2003Malayaliyude RathrikalK. C. Narayanan
2004Anuseelanam K. P. Sankaran
2005Prathivadangal V. C. Sreejan
2006Kavitayude GramangalE. P. Rajagopalan
2007Edasseri Kavita: Shilpavicharam K. P. Mohanan
2008Marithira KathuninnappolV. Rajakrishnan V Rajakrishnan.jpg
2009Akhyanathinte AdarukalK. S. Ravikumar KS Ravikumar.jpg
2010Malayala Novel: Innum Innaleyum M. R. Chandrasekharan MRCProfile.jpg
2011 [3] Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum B. Rajeevan Malayalam Critic B Rajeevan1.resized.JPG
2012 [4] Pennezhuthunna JeevithamN. K. Raveendran
2013 [5] Ajnjathavumayulla Abhimukham Sunil P. Ilayidom Sunil p ilayidom.png
2014 [6] Unarvinte LahariyilekkuM. Gangadharan M gangadharan 01.jpg
2015 [7] Vamsa Chihnangal C. R. Parameswaran C.R. Parameswaran.jpg
2016 [8] Asan Kavitha: Sthree Purusha Samavakyangalile KalaapomS. Sudheesh
2017 [9] Kavithayude Jeevacharithram Kalpatta Narayanan Kalpetta Narayanan1.JPG
2018 [10] Adhunikathayude PinampuramP. P. Raveendran Pp Raveendran.jpg
2019 [11] Pantharum VazhiyambalangalumDr. K. M. Anil
2020 [12] Vyloppilli Kavitha: Oru Idathupaksha VayanaDr. P. Soman
2021 [13] Vakkile NerangalN. Ajayakumar
2022 [14] Ethrayethra Preranakal S. Saradakkutty

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