List of Malayalam literary awards

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

Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award

Main article: Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award

Akkitham Award

Akkitham Award was established in 2021 by Thapasya Kala Sahithya Vedhi in memory of prominent poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a plaque and a certificate.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2021	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[1]
2022	Sreekumaran Thampi	[2]
2023	K. P. Sankaran	[3]

Asan Poetry Prize

Main article: Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram

Ashitha Memorial Literary Award

Ashitha Memorial Literary Award (Ashitha Smaraka Sahitya Puraskaram) was established in 2022 in memory of writer Ashitha. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and a citation.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2022	Santhosh Aechikkanam	[4]
2023	Subhash Chandran	[5]
2024	Sarah Joseph	[6]

Ayyappan Puraskaram

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

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2011	Vijayalakshmi	Vijayalakshmiyude Kavithakal	[7]
2012	P. N. Gopikrishnan	Idikkaloori Panampattadi	[8]
2013	Kalpatta Narayanan	Oru Mudanthante Suvishesham	[9]
2014	K. R. Tony	Plamenammayi	[10]
2015	NA	NA
2016	Veerankutty	Veerankuttyude Kavithakal	[11]
2017	Kureepuzha Sreekumar	Uppa	[12]
2018	K. V. Baby	K. V. Babyude Kavithakal	[13]
2019	P. Raman	Rathri Pantrandarakku Oru Tharattu	[14]
2020	Anwar Ali	Mehaboob Express	[15]
2022	M. S. Banesh	Perakkavadi	[16]
2023	Anitha Thampi	Muringa Vazha Kariveppu	[17]

Balamani Amma Award

Balamani Amma Award was established by the Kochi International Book Festival Committee in memory of prominent poetess Balamani Amma. The award is for lifetime achievement in language and literature and includes Rs 50,000 and a citation.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2004	Sugathakumari	[18]
2005	M. Leelavathy	[18]
2006	Kovilan	[18]
2007	—
2008	Kakkanadan	[18]
2009	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri	[18]
2010	M. P. Veerendra Kumar	[18]
2011	C. Radhakrishnan	[19]
2012	Yusuf Ali Kechery	[20]
2013	P. Valsala	[21]
2014	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[22]
2015	M. Achuthan	[18]
2016	S. Ramesan Nair	[18]
2017	K. L. Mohana Varma	[23]
2018	Sreekumaran Thampi	[24]
2019	T. Padmanabhan	[25]
2020	No award	[18]
2021	M. K. Sanu	[26]
2022	V. Madhusoodanan Nair	[27]
2023	M. Thomas Mathew	[28]
2024	Chathanath Achuthanunni	[29]

Basheer Award

Basheer Award was instituted by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Smaraka Trust and consists of an amount of ₹ 50,000, a certificate of merit, and a plaque designed by C. N. Karunakaran.^[30]

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)
2015	Kalpatta Narayanan	Kavithayude Jeevacharithram (Criticism)
2016	Ashitha[31]	Ashithayude Kathakal (Stories)
2017	Sebastian	Prethi Shareeram (Poetry)
2018	V. J. James	Nireeshwaran (Novel)
2019	T. Padmanabhan[32]	Maraya (Stories)
2020	M. K. Sanu[33]	Durantha Natakam: Ajayyathayute Amarasangeetham (Criticism)
2021	K. Satchidanandan[34]	Dukham Enna Veedu (Poetry)
2022	M. Mukundan[35]	Nritham Cheyyunna Kudakal (Novel)
2023	E. Santhosh Kumar[36]	Narakangalude Upama (Stories)

C. G. Santhakumar Award

C. G. Santhakumar Award is instituted by the Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature for overall contributions of a writer to children's literature in Malayalam. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 60,000, a plaque and a certificate.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
1998	Kunjunni Mash	[37]
1999	Sumangala
2000	Prof. S. Sivadas
2004	Palliyara Sreedharan
2006	K. Thayat
2007	Sugathakumari
2009	Sippy Pallippuram
2011	K. V. Ramanadhan
2015	K. Sreekumar
2017	Sooranad Ravi
	T. K. D. Muzhappilangad
2019	P. P. K. Pothuval
2021	Malayath Appunni
2022	Payyannur Kunhiraman	[38]
2023	Ullala Babu	[39]

C. V. Sreeraman Award

The Ayanam - C. V. Sreeraman Award for Story was instituted in 2008 by Ayanam Samskarika Vedi (Ayanam Cultural Forum) in memory of Malayalam writer C. V. Sreeraman. The winners of the award are:

Year	Recipient	Work(s)	Ref.
2008	V. R. Sudheesh	—
2009	Asokan Charuvil	—
	K. P. Ramanunni	Thiranjedutha Kathakal	[40]
2010	Ambikasuthan Mangad	—
2011	Unni R.	Kottayam 17	[41]
2012	U. K. Kumaran	—
2013	Vaisakhan	—	[42]
2014	P. K. Parakkadavu	Thiranjedutha Kathakal	[43]
2015	Pramod Raman	Drishtichaver	[44]
2016	U. A. Khader	—	[45]
2017	E. P. Sreekumar	Adhwanavetta	[46]
2018	C. S. Chandrika	Ente Pachakkarimbe	[47]
2019	Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu	Oru Paattinte Dooram	[48]
2021	Santhosh Echikkanam	Kavana	[49]
2022	V. K. Deepa	Woman Eaters	[50]
2023	Shanoj R. Chandran	Kalodinja Punyalan	[51]

Cherukad Award

Main article: Cherukad Award

Deshabhimani Award

Deshabhimani Award is an annual award instituted by Deshabhimani for overall contribution in social, cultural and literary fields. The award was instituted in 2017 as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Deshabhimani. The award carries a prize of Rs 2 lakh.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2017	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[52]
2018	T. Padmanabhan	[53]
2019	K. J. Yesudas	[54]
2022	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	[55]
2023	M. K. Sanu	[56]

Deshabhimani Literary Award

Deshabhimani Literary Award is an annual award presented by Deshabhimani. Instituted in 2017 during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Deshabhimani, this award honours literary works that have been published as first editions within the preceding two years.^[57] The award is given in three categories—novel, story and poetry—and carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh in each category.

Year	Category	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2016	Novel	M. Mukundan	Kuda Nannakkunna Choyi	[58]
	Story	Aymanam John	Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
	Poetry	K. V. Ramakrishnan	Kalasakshikal
	Miscellaneous	T. R. Raghavan	Indian Kappalottathinte Charitram
2017	Novel	Rajendran Edathumkara	Njanum Budhanum	[59]
	Story	Ambikasuthan Mangad	Ente Priyapetta Kathakal
	Poetry	P. Raman	Rathri Pantrandarakku Oru Tharattu
2019	Novel	S. Hareesh	Meesa	[60]
	Story	Asokan Charuvil	Asokan Charuvilinte Kathakal
	Poetry	K. Satchidanandan	Pakshikal Ente Pirake Varunnu
2022	Novel	T. D. Ramakrishnan	Pacha Manja Chuvappu	[61]
	Story	V. K. Deepa	Women Eaters
	Poetry	Vishnuprasad	Nrithasala
2023	Novel	V. Shinilal	Iru	[62]
	Story	Unni R.	Thiruvilayadal
	Poetry	Ravunni	Mattudeshathe Kallezhuthukal

Deviprasadam Trust Award

Deviprasadam Trust or the OMC Trust is established in the memory of Sanskrit scholar O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripadby his son Sri O N Damodaran Nambudiripad in 1990. Since 1990, the Trust gives awards in various disciplines such as Sanskrit, Vedanta, Music, Malayalam literature, and Kathakali. The award for literature has been given since 1997.^[63]

1997	P. Bhaskaran	[63]
1998	M. R. Bhattathiripad	[64]
1999	Thikkodiyan	[63]
2000	Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri	[63]
2001	Yusufali Kechery	[63]
2002	O. N. V. Kurup	[63]
2003	C. Radhakrishnan	[65]
2004	M. Leelavathy	[63]
2005	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri	[63]
2006	Sugathakumari	[63]
2007	M. N. Paloor	[63]
2008	K. P. Sankaran	[63]
2009	K. B. Sreedevi	[63]
2010	Attoor Ravi Varma	[66]
2014	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[67]
2015	K. V. Ramakrishnan	[68]
2016	T. Padmanabhan	[69]
2017	M. K. Sanu	[70]

Edasseri Award

Main article: Edasseri Award

Ezhuthachan Award

Main article: Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

Federal Bank Literary Award

The Federal Bank Literary Award (Federal Bank Sahitya Puraskaram) was instituted by Federal Bank in 2022 to recognise literary works in Malayalam. The award carries a prize of Rs 1 lakh and is distributed during the Kerala Literature Festival.

Year	Recipient	Work(s)	Ref.
2022	K. Venu	Oranweshananthinte Katha (Autobiography)	[71]
2023	Sarah Joseph	Kara (Novel)	[72]

Jnanpith Award (Jnanapeetam)

Main article: Jnanpith 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
2019	Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri[73]	Overall contribution

Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award

Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award was established in 2015 by Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Foundation in memory of prominent poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 55,555 and a citation.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2015	O. N. V. Kurup	[74]
2016	Ashok Vajpeyi	[75]
2017	V. Madhusoodanan Nair	[76]
2018	Chandrashekhara Kambara	[77]
2019	Sugathakumari	[78]
2020	K. G. Sankara Pillai	[79]
2023	Prabha Varma	[80]
2024	Rafeeq Ahamed	[81]

Kerala Kalamandalam Kalagrandham Award

Kerala Kalamandalam 'Kalagrandham' Award by the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University is an annual award given to the author of the best book for art literature. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 30000, a plaque, ponnada and a certificate. The award was won by the following authors.

Year	Recipient	Work(s)	Ref.
2013	K. G. Paulose	Kadhayum Kalapathinte Akhoshangalum	[82]
2015	T.S. Madhavankutty	Kali Kadakkapuram	[83]
2017	Njayath Balan	Kalluvazhichittayude Kavalal	[84]
2018	Kalamandalam Gopi	Nalacharitha Prabhavam	[85]
2019	Kottakkal Sasidharan	Pakarnnattam	[86]
2021	C R Santhosh	Natyasasthrathile Rasabhavangal	[87]
2022	Pallipuram Unnikrishnan	Kathakaliyute Aniyara Lokam	[88]
2023	Erickavu N. Sunil	Resounding Mridangam	[89][90][91]

Kamala Surayya Award

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2010	Savithri Rajeevan	Savithri Rajeevante Kavithakal (Poetry)	[92]
	Vaisakhan	Silencer (Short story collection)
2011	K. G. Sankara Pillai	Orma Kondu Thurakkavunna Vathilukal (Poetry)	[93]
	Punathil Kunjabdulla	Ente Kamukimarum Mattu Kathakalum (Short story collection)
2012	O. N. V. Kurup	Dinantham (Poetry)	[94]
	M. Mukundan	Delhi Gadhakal (Novel)

Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award

Main articles: Sahitya Akademi Award and List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam

Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature (Bal Sahitya Puraskar)

Main article: List of Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for Malayalam

The following are the winners of Bal Sahitya Puraskar, awarded annually by Sahitya Akademi for children's literature.^[95]

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2010	Sippy Pallippuram	Oridath Oridath Oru Kunjunni
2011	K. Pappootty	Chiruthakkuttiyum Mashum	[96]
2012	K. Sreekumar	Overall contribution	[97]
2013	Leela Nambudiripad (Sumangala)	Overall contribution	[98]
2014	K. V. Ramanadhan	Overall contribution	[99]
2015	S. Sivadas	Overall contribution	[100]
2016	N. P. Hafiz Mohamad	Kuttippattalathinte Keralaparyadanam	[101]
2017	S. R. Lal	Kunhunniyude Yathrapusthakam	[102]
2018	P. K. Gopi	Olachoottintte Velicham	[103]
2019	Malayath Appunni	Overall contribution	[104]
2020	Gracy	Vazhthappetta Poocha	[105]
2021	Raghunath Paleri	Avar Moovarum Oru Mazhavillum	[106]
2022	Sethu	Chekkutty	[107]
2023	Priya A. S.	Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal	[108]

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

Main article: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

Kunjunni Award

Kunjunni Award is given by Balasahiti Prakashan, the publication wing of Balagokulam, in memory of poet Kunjunni Mash. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a plaque and a certificate.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2013	P. I. Sankaranarayanan	[109]
2016	P. K. Gopi	[110]
2020	P. P. Sreedharanunni	[111]
2021	Gopi Puthukode	[112]
2022	Gopinath Muthukad	[113]
2023	Mani K. Chenthapure	[114]
2024	Malayath Appunni	[115]

Lalithambika Antharjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award

The award, instituted in the memory of Lalithambika Antharjanam, was given in two categories: one for lifetime contribution to Malayalam literature (Rs 30,001 and a bronze memento) and the other for a promising young woman writer (Rs 5,000). The award was given by the Lalithambika Antharjanam Memorial Trust which was established in 1989 in Ramapuram, Kottayam.^[116]

• 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^[117]
• 2004: C. Radhakrishnan, K. R. Meera

Malayattoor Award (2006–present)

The literary prize was instituted in 2006 by Malayattoor Smaraka Samithi in the name of writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It consists of a cash prize of ₹25,000, a citation, and statuette.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2006	Perumbadavam Sreedharan	Narayanam	[118]
2007	K. P. Ramanunni	Jeevithathinte Pusthakam	[119]
2008	NA	NA	—
2009	NA	NA	—
2010	N. Prabhakaran	Janakatha	[120]
2011	NA	NA	—
2012	Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode	Rathi Rathya	[121]
2013	Prabha Varma	Shyama Madhavam	[122]
2014	NA	NA	—
2015	V. Madhusoodanan Nair	Achchan Piranna Veedu	[123]
2016	T. D. Ramakrishnan	Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki	[124]
2017	Satheesh Babu Payyannur	Khamarunnisayude Koottukari	[125]
2019	Zacharia	Then	[126]
2020	George Onakkoor	Hridaya Raagangal	[127]
2021	Sajil Sreedhar	Vasavadatha	[128]
2022	Benyamin	Nishabda Sancharangal	[129]
2023	Sarah Joseph	Esther	[130]

Malayattoor Award (2022–present)

The literary prize was instituted in 2022 by Malayattoor Foundation in the name of writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. The first Malayattoor Award was awarded on 30 May 2022, the 95th Birth Anniversary of Malayattoor.^[131] The award includes a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, a statue and a citation.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2022	Subhash Chandran	Samudrashila	[132]
2023	V. J. James	Anticlock	[133]

Mathrubhumi Literary Award

Main article: Mathrubhumi Literary Award

Muttathu Varkey Award

Main article: Muttathu Varkey Award

N. V. Krishna Warrier Award

The literary prize was instituted in the name of writer N. V. Krishna Warrier.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
1993	Olappamanna	Jalakapakshi	[134]
1994	M. P. Sankunni Nair	Chathravum Chamaravum
1995	M. Mukundan	Daivathinte Vikrithikal
1996	Madhavikutty	Nashtapetta Neelambari
1997	Balamani Amma	Nivedyam
1998	M. Leelavathy	Adipraroopangal Sahithyathil
1999	Kovilan	Thattakam
2000	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	Sherlock

Nalappadan Award

The literary prize was instituted in the name of writer Nalapat Narayana Menon.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
1989	Mullanezhi	Naranath Prathan	[135]
1990	Puzhankara Balanarayanan	Ardhanagnar
1991	N. Mohanan	Sheshapathram
1992	Vayala Vasudevan Pillai	Oru Pakshikunjinte Maranam
1993	M. Leelavathy	Adipraroopangal Sahithyathil
1994	O. N. V. Kurup	Ujjayini
1996	Anand	Govardhande Yathrakal
1998	E. Harikumar	Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli
1999	M. P. Veerendra Kumar	Prathibhayude Verukal Thedi
2000	K. B. Sreedevi	Chanakkallu
2001	Yusufali Kechery	Mukhapadamillathe

Nooranad Haneef Award

The literary prize is instituted in the name of writer Nooranad Haneef. It consists of a cash prize of ₹ 25,001 and citation and is given for writers under the age of 45.^[136]

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2011	V. M. Devadas	Pannivetta	[137]
2012	E. Santhosh Kumar
2013	K. R. Meera	Aarachaar	[138]
2014	Benyamin	Manjaveyil Maranangal	[139]
2015	Susmesh Chandroth	Paper Lodge	[140]
2016	Shemi	Nadavaziyile Nerukal	[141]
2017	Sangeetha Sreenivasan	Acid	[142]
2018	Sonia Rafeeq	Herbarium	[143]
2019	G. R. Indugopan	Padinjare Kollam Chorakkalam	[144]
2020	V. Shinilal	Sambarkkakranthi	[145]
2021	Yasar Arafath	Mutharkunnile Musallakal	[146]
2022	Nisha Anilkumar	Avadhootharude Adayalangal	[147]
2023	K. N. Prashanth	Ponam	[148]
2024	M. P. Lijin Raj	Margarita	[149]

O. N. V. Literary Award

Main article: O. N. V. Literary Award

O. V. Vijayan Literary Award

Main article: O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram

Odakkuzhal Award

Main article: Odakkuzhal Award

P. Kesavadev Literary Award

Main article: P. Kesavadev Literary Award

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[150]	P. P. Ramachandran	Katte Kadale

Padmaprabha Literary Award

Main article: Padmaprabha Literary Award

Padmarajan Award

Main article: Padmarajan Award

Puthoor Award

Puthoor Award was established by Unnikrishnan Puthoor Memorial Trust and Foundation in memory of writer Unnikrishnan Puthoor. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 11,111, a statuette designed by J. R. Prasad and a certificate.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2016	M. Leelavathy	[151]
2019	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[152]
2020	Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri	[153]
2021	Sreekumaran Thampi	[154]
2023	George Onakkoor	[155]
2024	Vaisakhan	[156]

S. Guptan Nair Award

The Prof. S. Guptan Nair Award was instituted in 2007 by Prof S. Guptan Nair Foundation, to honour Malayalam scholar S. Guptan Nair. The award carries Rs. 25,000 in cash and a citation. Some of the recipients of the award are listed below.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2007	Dr. M. Leelavathy	[157]
2011	Dr. M. V. Vishnu Namboothiri	[158]
2015	Puthussery Ramachandran	[159]
2017	Prof. M. K. Sanu	[160]
2019	Prof. K. P. Sankaran	[161]
2022	Dr. M. M. Basheer	[162]

Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad Award

Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad is an organisation established in 1926 (as Sahithya Samajam). The Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad Award was established in 1988. The award was given to individual works published in Malayalam but since 2004, it is given for the overall contribution of a writer in Malayalam literature.

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
1988	T. Padmanabhan	Kalabhairavan	[163]
1989	Punathil Kunjabdulla	Kanyavanangal
1990	Balamani Amma	Thiranjedutha Kavithakal
1991	Anand	Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu
1992	Ayyappa Paniker	Ayyappa Panikerude Kavithakal
1994	N. P. Mohammed	Daivathinte Kannu
1995	Thikkodiyan	Arangu Kanatha Nadan
1996	Madhavikutty	Neermathalam Pootha Kalam
1998	Kovilan	Thattakam
1999	O. V. Vijayan	Thalamurakal
2001	C. V. Sreeraman	C. V. Sreeramante Kathakal
2002	Mundur Krishnankutty	Enne Veruthe Vittalum
2004	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	—	[164]
	Sukumar Azhikode
	O.N.V. Kurup
	Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
	Kakkanadan
2008	Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
2009	M. Leelavathy
2010	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
2011	M. K. Sanu
2012	K. Satchidanandan
2015	Sugathakumari
2019	Sethu		[165]
2020	N. S. Madhavan
2021	Sreekumaran Thampi		[166]
2022	M. Thomas Mathew		[167]

Saraswati Samman

Main article: Saraswati Samman

Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation for outstanding prose or poetry works in any of the Indian languages. The award was won by the following Malayalam authors.

Year	Recipient	Work(s)	Ref.
1995	Balamani Amma	Nivedyam (Poetry collection)	[168]
2005	Ayyappa Paniker	Ayyappa Panikerude Kritikal (Poetry collection)	[169]
2012	Sugathakumari	Manalezhuthu (Poetry collection)	[170]
2023	Prabha Varma	Roudra Sathwikam (Novel in verse)	[171]

Thakazhi Award

The award was instituted by Thakazhi Smaraka Samiti and Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala in the memory of renowned writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. The award consists of Rs.50,000, a citation and a plaque.The award is given for a writer's overall contributions to Malayalam literature.

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2015	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	[172]
2016	C. Radhakrishnan	[173]
2017	NA
2018	T. Padmanabhan	[174]
2019	Sreekumaran Thampi	[175]
2020	Perumbadavam Sreedharan	[176]
2021	M. Leelavathy	[177]
2022	M. Mukundan	[178]
2023	M. K. Sanu	[179]

Thanima Puraskaram

The award was instituted in 2009 by Calicut-based Thanima Kala Sahithya Vedi, a literary organisation founded in 1991. Seminal works in a specific literary genre are considered for the award each year.

Year	Recipient	Work	Category
2009	Jayarathnam Paatyam	Six Days More	Screenplay
2010	Rasheed Parakkal	Oru Thakkali Krishikkarante Swapnangal	Novel
2011	J. Anil Kumar	Bibleil Krishnan, Mayilppeeli, Pranayam	Short story
2012	Sulfikar	Marannu Vacha Kudakal	Poem
2013	Dr. B. Balachandran	Keraleeya Vasthra Paramparyam	Scholarly literature
2014	Radhakrishnan Perambra	Red Alert	Drama
2015	E. M. Sakeer Hussain[180]	Jerusaleminte Suvisheham	Spiritual literature
2016	Abubakkar Kappadu[181]	Chollum Chelum	Children's literature
2017	Dr. K. T. Jaleel[182]	Malabar Kalapam Oru Punar Vayana	History
2018	V. N. Prasannan[183]	P. Gangadharan: Nishkasithanaya Navothana Nayakan	Biography
2019	Prasanth Babu Kaithapram[184]	Derappan	Novel
2020	P. A. Aboobacker[185]	Arabi Malayalam: Malayalathinte Classical Bhavangal	Scholarly literature
2021	Ambikasuthan Mangad[186]	Yokoso Japan Viseshangal	Travelogue
2022	Sunu A. V.[187]	Indian Poocha	Short story
2023	Deepak P.[188]	Nirmmithabuddhikalathe Samoohika Rashtreeya Jeevitham	Technology studies

Thoppil Bhasi Award

Year	Recipient	Ref.
2011	O. N. V. Kurup	[189]
2012	K. P. A. C. Lalitha	[190]
2013	Thomas Jacob	[191]
2014	NA	—
2015	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	[192]
2016	Puthussery Ramachandran	[193]
2017	Sreenivasan	[194]
2018	Raghavan	[195]
2019	Manoj Narayanan	[196]
2022	Sujith Nair	[197]
2023	Madhu	[198]
2024	Perumbadavam Sreedharan	[199]

Ulloor Award

Main article: Ulloor Award

V. T. Kumaran Award

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
1987	Prabha Varma	—	[200] [201]
1988	T. P. Rajeevan
1989	Divakaran Vishnumangalam
1990	K. Rajagopalan
1991	P. P. Ramachandran
	Valsan Vathussery
1992	Gireesh Puliyoor
1993	K. S. Ajith
1994	Sindhu Bhaskaran
1995	V. R. Santhosh
1996	Vandana V.
1997	A. C. Sreehari
1998	Azeem Thannimoodu
1999	Kanimol
2001	Lopa R.
2004	Arya Gopi
2006	Anuja Akathoottu
2007	Abdul Salam
2008	Surya Binoy
2009	Unni Sreedalam
2010	K. M. Pramod
2011	S. Kalesh
2012	Kalpatta Narayanan
2013	K. R. Tony		[202]
2015	M. Jayaraj	Malayala Achadimadhyamam: Boothavum Varthamanavum	[203]
2016	A. K. Abdul Hakim	Silayil Theertha Smarakangal (Ed.)	[204]
2018	K. V. Sarathchandran	Vithakkunnavante Upama	[205]

Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award

Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award was instituted by the Sharjah chapter of Yuvakalasahithy UAE in memory of writer Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair.^[206] The 12th edition of the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and a certificate, was announced in 2024.^[207]

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
2012	U. K. Kumaran	Thakshankunnu Swaroopam	[208]
2016	Alankode Leelakrishnan	NA	[209]
2021	K. K. Kochu	Dalitan	[210]
2023	C. Radhakrishnan	Overall contribution[211]	[212]
2024	P. N. Gopikrishnan	Hindutva Rashtreeyathinte Katha	[213]

Vallathol Award

Main article: Vallathol Award

Vayalar Award

Main article: Vayalar Award