Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama

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

Awardees

YearBookAuthorImage
1958Azhimukhathekku N. Krishna Pillai NKrishnaPillai.jpg
1959 Mudiyanaya Puthran Thoppil Bhasi
1960Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhumi Thoppil Bhasi
1961Iblisukalude Naattil N. P. Chellappan Nair
1962 Kanchana Sita C. N. Sreekantan Nair
1963Kakkapponnu S. L. Puram Sadanandan
1964Rail Palangal G. Sankara Pillai
1965Kafir K. T. Muhammed Bust of KT Mohammed.jpg
1966Prethalokam N. N. Pillai
1967Swathi Thirunal Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai
1968PulivaalP. K. Veeraraghavan Nair
1969U. D. ClarkeP. Gangadharan Nair
1970Mathruka Manushyan Kainikkara Kumara Pillai
1971AhalyaP. R. Chandran
1972Pralayam Omchery N. N. Pillai
1973KuppikkalukalP. V. Kuriakose
1974ChaverppadaAziz
1975Nadaka Chakram Kavalam Narayana Panicker Kavalam-Narayana-Panicker.jpg
1976SamasyaK. S. Namboothiri
1977Vishwaroopam Surasu
1978Jwalanam C. L. Jose
1979Sakshi T. N. Gopinathan Nair
1980Jathugriham Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair MALAYALAM WRITER Vaikom chandrasekaran nair.JPG
1981Perumthachan T. M. Abraham TM ABRAHAM.dcbookfest kochi 2012.JPG
1982Gopuranadayil M. T. Vasudevan Nair Mt vasudevan nayar.jpg
1983Agni Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
1984NikumbhilaKadavoor G. Chandran Pillai
1985Souparnika Narendra Prasad
1986DakshinayanamT. P. Sukumaran
1987Moonnu VayassanmarC. P. Rajasekharan
1988 Pulijanmam N. Prabhakaran N Prabhakaran-image.jpg
1989Paavam Usman P. Balachandran P. Balachandran.jpg
1990Swathi Thirunal Pirappancode Murali Pirappancode murali.JPG
1991AbhimathamVasu Pradeep
1992Mandelakku Snehapoorvam WinnyP. M. Antony
1993Mounam NimithamN. N. Ganesh
1994NarabhojikalParavur George
1995Samathalam Mullanezhi
1996Madhya Dharanazhi Joy Mathew
1997Rajasabha Ibrahim Vengara
1998Gandhi K. Satchidanandan Sachidanandan.jpg
1999VanibhamN. Sasidharan
2000Che Guevara Karivellur Murali Karivellur Murali.jpg
2001Padaprashnangalkkidayil Avalum Ayaalum Satheesh K. Satheesh
2002Amaravati Sub-treasurySreemoolanagaram Mohan
2003Vannanthye Kaanaam Thuppettan
2004ViralppaduSri Janardhanan
2005Ororo KaalathilumSreeja K. V.
2006Sadrisha VakyangalC. Gopan
2007Dravida NrithamFrancis T. Mavelikkara
2008Pathinettu NatakangalJayaprakash Kuloor Jayaprakash kuloor.jpg
2009Swathanthryam Thanne JeevithamK. M. Raghavan Nambiar
2010 Maram Peyyunnu A. Santha Kumar
2011 [3] CholliyattamBalasubrahmanian
2012 [4] Mariman KanniM. N. Vinayakumar
2013 [5] Jinnu KrishnanRafeekh Mangalassery
2014 [6] Ettettu Malayalan V. K. Prabhakaran V.K. Prabhakaran.jpg
2015 [7] MathiJino Joseph
2016 [8] LallaSamkutty Pattomkary
2017 [9] Swadeshabhimani S. V. Venugopan Nair
2018 [10] Choottum KoottumRajmohan Neeleswaram
2019 [11] Arangile Mathsyagandhikal Sajitha Madathil Sajitha mathathil.jpg
Eli Eli Lama SabaktaniJisha Abhinaya
2020 [12] DwayamSreejith Poyilkkavu
2021 [13] Namukku Jeevitham ParayamPradeep Mandur 2022 [14] KumaruEmil Madhavi

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References

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  8. ↑ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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