Mathrubhumi Literary Award
Award for Malayalam-language authors
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Mathrubhumi Literary Award (also known as Mathrubhumi Sahitya Puraskaram) is a literary award instituted in 2001 by leading Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi. A sum of ₹3 lakh, a plaque and citation constitute the award. The award is conferred as a recognition of a writer's overall contribution to the Malayalam literature.
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byMathrubhumi
Rewards₹300,000, citation, plaque
First award2001
| Mathrubhumi Literary Award | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Mathrubhumi |
| Rewards | ₹300,000, citation, plaque |
| First award | 2001 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 21 |
| First winner | Thikkodiyan |
| Last winner | Sarah Joseph |
| Website | media.mathrubhumi.com |
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Thikkodiyan | [1] | |
| 2003 | M. V. Devan |  |
[1] |
| 2004 | Pala Narayanan Nair | [1] | |
| 2005 | O. V. Vijayan |  |
[1] |
| 2006 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |  |
|
| 2007 | M. Mukundan |  |
[2] |
| 2008 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |  |
[3] |
| 2009 | Kovilan |  |
[4] |
| 2010 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri | [5] | |
| 2011 | Sukumar Azhikode |  |
[6] |
| 2012 | M. Leelavathy |  |
[7] |
| 2013 | Punathil Kunjabdulla |  |
[8] |
| 2014 | Sugathakumari |  |
[9] |
| 2015 | T. Padmanabhan |  |
[10] |
| 2016 | C. Radhakrishnan |  |
[11] |
| 2017 | M. K. Sanu |  |
[12] |
| 2018 | N. S. Madhavan |  |
[13] |
| 2019 | U. A. Khader |  |
[14] |
| 2020 | K. Satchidanandan |  |
[15] |
| 2022 | Sethu |  |
[16] |
| 2023 | Zacharia |  |
[17] |
| 2024 | Sarah Joseph |  |
[18] |
| 2025 | Maythil Radhakrishnan |  |
[19] |