Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
Award
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The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala. The award is named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language and consists of a cash prize of ₹ 5,00,000 and a citation. The prize money was enhanced by ₹ 50,000 in 2011.[1] The award was instituted in 1993 and Sooranad Kunjan Pillai was its first recipient.[2]
AwardedforLiterary award in India
SponsoredbyKerala Sahitya Akademi
Rewards₹ 5,00,000 and a citation
Firstaward1993
| Ezhuthachan Puraskaram | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Kerala Sahitya Akademi |
| Rewards | ₹ 5,00,000 and a citation |
| First award | 1993 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Highlights | |
Total awarded | 33 |
First winner | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai |
Last winner | K. G. Sankara Pillai |
List of winners
The following are the winners of the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.[3]
| Year | Awardee | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai[2] |  |
| 1994 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai |  |
| 1995 | Balamaniamma |  |
| 1996 | K. M. George | |
| 1997 | Ponkunnam Varkey | |
| 1998 | M. P. Appan |  |
| 1999 | K. P. Narayana Pisharody[4] | |
| 2000 | Pala Narayanan Nair[5] | |
| 2001 | O. V. Vijayan[6] |  |
| 2002 | Kamala Surayya[7] |  |
| 2003 | T. Padmanabhan[8] |  |
| 2004 | Sukumar Azhikkode[9] |  |
| 2005 | S. Guptan Nair[10] | |
| 2006 | V. V. Ayyappan (Kovilan)[11] |  |
| 2007 | O. N. V. Kurup[12] |  |
| 2008 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri[13] |  |
| 2009 | Sugathakumari[14] |  |
| 2010 | M. Leelavathi[15] |  |
| 2011 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair[16] |  |
| 2012 | Attoor Ravi Varma[17] |  |
| 2013 | M. K. Sanu[18] |  |
| 2014 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri[19] | |
| 2015 | Puthussery Ramachandran[20] |  |
| 2016 | C. Radhakrishnan[21] |  |
| 2017 | K. Satchidanandan[22] |  |
| 2018 | M. Mukundan[23] |  |
| 2019 | Anand[24] |  |
| 2020 | Zacharia[25] |  |
| 2021 | P. Valsala[26] |  |
| 2022 | Sethu[27] |  |
| 2023 | S. K. Vasanthan[28] |  |
| 2024 | N. S. Madhavan[29] |  |
| 2025 | K. G. Sankara Pillai[30] |  |