List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam

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Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam
Award for contributions to Malayalam literature
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Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India
Reward(s)1 lakh (US$1,200)
First award1955
Final award2024
Highlights
Total awarded68
First winner R. Narayana Panickar
Most Recent winner K. Jayakumar
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Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters), to Indian writers for their outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 major Indian languages. The list of Malayalam language writers who have won the award is given below. [1] [2]

Contents

Winners

YearRecipientsWorksGenreImage
1955 R. Narayana Panickar Bhasha Sahitya CharitramHistory of Literature R. Narayana Panickar.jpg
1956 I. C. Chacko, Illiparambil Paniniya PradyotamCommentary 
1957 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Chemmeen Novel Thakazhi 1.jpg
1958 K. P. Kesava Menon Kazhinja KaalamAutobiography K. P. Kesava Menon (1937).jpg
1960 Uroob (P. C. Kuttikrishnan) Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum Novel Uroob.jpg
1963 G. Sankara Kurup ViswadarsanamPoetry G.shankarakurup.jpg
1964 P. Kesava Dev AyalkkarNovel Kesavadev.jpg
1965 N. Balamani Amma MuthassiPoetry Balamaniamma.jpg
1966 K. M. Kuttikrishna Marar Kala Jeevitham ThanneEssays Kuttikrishnamarar.jpg
1967 P. Kunhiraman Nair ThamarathoniPoetry P.kunhiraman nair.jpg
1969 Edasseri Govindan Nair Kavile Pattu Poetry Edasseri Govindan Nair.jpg
1970 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Kaalam Novel Mt vasudevan nayar.jpg
1971 Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon VidaPoetry Vyloppilli.jpg
1972 S. K. Pottekkatt Oru Desathinte Katha Novel Pottekkatt 1 choosetocount.JPG
1973 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri BalidarsanamPoetry Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri .jpg
1974 Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup KamasurabhiPoetry 
1975 O. N. V. Kurup AksharamPoetry Onv.JPG
1976 Cherukadu (Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi)JeevithappathaAutobiography Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi.jpg
1977 N. Lalithambika Antharjanam Agnisakshi Novel 
1978 B. Sugathakumari Ratrimazha Poetry Sugathakumari.jpg
1979 N. V. Krishna Warrier Vallatholinte Kavyasilpam Literary criticism 
1980 Punathil Kunhabdulla Smaraka Silakal Novel Punathil W.jpg
1981 Vilasini (M. K. Menon) Avakasikal Novel 
1982 V. K. N. Payyan KathakalShort stories 
1983 S. Guptan Nair Thiranjedutha PrabandhangalEssays 
1984 K. Ayyappa Paniker Ayyappa Panikkarute Kritikal Poetry Ayyapapanicker323.jpg
1985 Sukumar Azhikode TathvamasiCritical study Sukumar azhikode1.JPG
1986 M. Leelavathy KavitadwaniCritical study M. Leelavathy DS.jpg
1987 N. Krishna Pillai Prathipathram BhashanabhedamLiterary criticism NKrishnaPillai.jpg
1988 E. Harikumar Dinosarinte KuttyShort stories 
1988 C. Radhakrishnan Spandamapinikale NandiNovel Radhakrishnan 2.jpg
1989 Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad NizhalanaPoetry Olamanna (Poet).jpg
1990 O. V. Vijayan Gurusagaram Novel O. V. Vijayan.jpg
1991 M. P. Sankunni Nair Chhatravum ChamaravumCriticism 
1992 M. Mukundan Daivathinte Vikruthikal Novel M mukundan.jpg
1993 N. P. Mohammed Daivathinte KannuNovel 
1994 Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Ujjayiniyile RappakalukalPoetry 
1995 Thikkodiyan (P. Kunjananandan Nair)Arangu Kanatha NatanAutobiography 
1996 T. Padmanabhan GowriShort stories T Padmanabhan.JPG
1997 Anand (P. Satchidanandan)Govardhante YatrakalNovel Anand p sachidanandan-2.jpg
1998 Kovilan (V. V. Ayyappan)ThattakamNovel Kovilan.jpeg
1999 C. V. Sreeraman Sreeramante KathakalShort stories 
2000 R. Ramachandran R. Ramachandrante KavithakalPoetry 
2001 Attoor Ravi Varma Attoor Ravi Varmayute KavitakalPoetry aarrrruu[?] rviv[?]mm.jpg
2002 K. G. Sankara Pillai K.G. Sankara Pillayude KavitakalPoems K G sankarapillai.jpg
2003 Sara Joseph Aalahayude Penmakkal Novel Sara.jpg
2004 Paul Zachariah Zachariyayute KathakalShort Stories Paul zakariaDSC 0108.resized.JPG
2005 G. V. Kakkanadan Jappana PukayilaShort Stories Kakkanadan.jpg
2006 M. Sukumaran Chuvanna ChinnangalShort stories 
2007 Sethu (A. Sethumadhavan)AdayalangalNovel Malayalam writer Sethu.jpg
2008 K. P. Appan Madhuram Ninte JeevithamEssays Kpappan.jpg
2009 U. A. Khader Thrikottoor PerumaNovelite U a khader.jpg
2010 M. P. Veerendra Kumar Haimavatha BhoovilTravelogue MP VEERENDRAKUMAR DSC 0070.JPG
2011 M. K. Sanu Basheer: Ekantha Veedhiyile AvadhoothanBiography Prof M.K. Sanu DSW 1.JPG
2012 K. Satchidanandan [3] Marannu Vecha VasthukkalPoems Sachidanandan.jpg
2013 M. N. Paloor [4] Kathayillathavante KathaAutobiography 
2014 Subhash Chandran [5] Manushyanu Oru Aamukham Novel Novelist Subhash Chandran from Kerala, India.jpg
2015 K. R. Meera [6] Aarachaar Novel KR Meera KLF-2016.JPG
2016 Prabha Varma [7] ShyamamaadhavamPoetry Prabhavarma in klf 2017.jpg
2017 K. P. Ramanunni [8] Daivathinte PusthakamNovel Kp ramanunni 001.jpg
2018 S. Ramesan Nair [9] Guru PournamiPoetry S. Ramesan Nair BNC.jpg
2019 V. Madhusoodanan Nair [10] Achan Piranna VeeduPoetry V Madhusoodanan Nair.jpg
2020 Omchery N. N. Pillai [11] AakasmikamMemoir 
2021 George Onakkoor [12] HrudayaragangalMemoir Dr. George Onakkoor.jpg
2022 M. Thomas Mathew [13] Asante SeethayanamCriticism Prof Thomas Mathew W.jpg
2023 E. V. Ramakrishnan [14] Malayala Novelinte DeshakalangalStudy
2024 K. Jayakumar [15] PingalakeshiniPoetry K Jayakumar.JPG

Note: No awards in 1959, 1961, and 1968.

See also

References

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  4. "Poets dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013" Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Sahitya Akademi. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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