List of Malayalam literary awards

This is a list of literary awards given for Malayalam–language.

• Asan Poetry Prize
• Edasseri Award
• Ezhuthachan Award
• Jnanpith Award
• Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
• Mathrubhumi Literary Award
• Muttathu Varkey Award
• O. V. Vijayan Literary Award
• Odakkuzhal Award
• Padmaprabha Literary Award
• Padmarajan Award
• Vallathol Award
• Vayalar Award

Jnanpith Award, India's most prestigious literary honour, was won by the following Malayalam authors.

Year	Recipient	Work(s)
1965	G. Sankara Kurup	Odakkuzhal
1980	S. K. Pottekkatt	Oru Desathinte Katha
1984	Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai	Kayar
1995	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	Overall contribution
2007	O. N. V. Kurup	Overall contribution

Other major awards and their winners are listed below.

P. Kunhiraman Nair Award

Year	Recipient	Work(s)
1997	K. Satchidanandan	Malayalam
1998	Prabha Varma	Chandana Nazhi
1999	Puthussery Ramachandran	Utsava Bali
2000	Desamangalam Ramakrishnan	Maravi Ezhuthunnathu
2001	Vijayalakshmi	Mazhathan Mattetho Mukham
2002	O. N. V. Kurup	Ee Purathana Kinnaram
2003	D. Vinayachandran	Samasthakeralam P. O.
2004	Chemmanam Chacko	Ottayal Pattalam
2005	Attoor Ravi Varma	Attoor Ravi Varmayude Kavithakal - Bhaagam 2
2006	K. Ayyappa Paniker	K. Ayyappa Panikerude Kavithakal
2007	Sugathakumari	Manalezhuthu
2008	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri	Uttarayanam
2009	P. K. Gopi	Sushumnayile Sangeetham
2010	Ettumanoor Somadasan	Jalasamadhi
2011	C. Radhakrishnan	NA
2012	Attoor Ravi Varma	NA
2013[1]	P. P. Ramachandran	Katte Kadale

Basheer Award

Basheer Award was instituted by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Smaraka Trust and consists of an amount of ₹25,000, certificate of merit and a plaque designed by C. N. Karunakaran.^[2]

Year	Recipient	Work(s)
2008	N. Prabhakaran	Thiranhedutha Kathakal (Stories)
2009	Rafeeq Ahammed	Aalmara (Poetry)
2010	Sarah Joseph	Ooru Kaaval (Novel)
2011	B. Rajeevan	Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum (Criticism)
2012	N. S. Madhavan	Ente Priyapetta Kathakal (Stories)
2013	Attoor Ravi Varma	Attoor Kavithakal (Poetry)
2014	Subhash Chandran	Manushyanu Oru Aamukham (Novel)

Lalithambika Anterjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award

The award, instituted in the memory of Lalithambika Antharjanam, is given in two categories: one for Lifetime Contribution to Malayalam Literature and the other for Best Young Woman Writer.

• 1992: Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, B. M. Suhara
• 1993: Balamani Amma, Vijayalakshmi
• 1994: Sukumar Azhikode, Ashita
• 1995: S. Guptan Nair, Gracy
• 1996: Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Shobha Warrier
• 1997: N. P. Mohammed, K. P. Sudheera
• 1998: T. Padmanabhan, S. Lakshmi Devi
• 1999: M. Leelavathi, Rosemary
• 2000: K. T. Muhammed, Geetha
• 2001: Sugathakumari, Prameela Devi
• 2002: Ponkunnam Varkey, Mayadevi
• 2003: M. T. Vasudevan Nair, A. S. Priya^[3]
• 2004: C. Radhakrishnan, K. R. Meera
• 2012: O. N. V. Kurup

Thoppil Bhasi Award

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2011	O. N. V. Kurup	[4]
2012	K. P. A. C. Lalitha	[5]
2013	Thomas Jacob	[6]
2014	NA	—
2015	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	[7]

Balamani Amma Award

Year	Recipient
2008	Kakkanadan
2011	C. Radhakrishnan[8]
2012	Yusuf Ali Kechery[9]
2013	P. Valsala[10]
2014	M. T. Vasudevan Nair[11]

Kamala Surayya Award

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2010	Savithri Rajeevan	Savithri Rajeevante Kavithakal (Poetry)	[12]
	M. K. Gopinathan Nair (Vaisakhan)	Silencer (Short story collection)
2011	K. G. Sankara Pillai	Orma Kondu Thurakkavunna Vathilukal (Poetry)	[13]
	Punathil Kunjabdulla	Ente Kamukimarum Mattu Kathakalum (Short story collection)
2012	O. N. V. Kurup	Dinantham (Poetry)	[14]
	M. Mukundan	Delhi Gadhakal (Novel)

Kendra Sahithya Academy Award for Children's Literature

Year	Recipient	Work
2010	Sippi Pallippuram	Oridath Oridath Oru Kunjunni
2011	K. Pappootty	Pappoottyyude Chirutha Kuttyyum Mashum

Ayyappan Puraskaram

The Ayanam — A. Ayyappan Poetry Award was instituted by Ayanam Smaskarika Vedi (Ayanam Cultural Forum) in the memory of celebrated Malayalam poet A. Ayyappan.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2011	Vijayalakshmi	Vijayalakshmiyude Kavithakal	[15]
2012	P. N. Gopikrishnan	Idikkaloori Panampattadi	[16]
2013	Kalpetta Narayanan	Oru Mudanthante Suvishesham	[17]
2014	K. R. Tony	Plamenammayi	[18]

Thanima Puraskaram

Year	Recipient	Category
2010	Rasheed Parakkal	Novel
2011	J. Anil Kumar	Short story
2012	Sulfikar	Poem

Azhikode Puraskaram

Azhikode Puraskaram is instituted by Sukumar Azhikode Trust in memory of critic and orator Sukumar Azhikode. The award consists of a cash component of ₹1 lakh, a memento and citation.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2013	T. J. S. George	[19]

Nooranad Haneef Award

The literary prize is instituted in the name of Nooranad Haneef. It consists of a cash prize of ₹12,221 and citation and is given for writers under the age of 45.^[20]

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2011	V. M. Devadas	Pannivetta	[21]
2012	E. Santhosh Kumar
2013	K. R. Meera	Aarachaar	[22]
2014	Benyamin	Manjaveyil Maranangal	[23]
2015	Susmesh Chandroth	Paper Lodge	[24]

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