Vallathol Award is a literary award given by the Vallathol Sahithya Samithi for contribution to Malayalam literature. The award was instituted in 1991 in memory of Vallathol Narayana Menon, one of the modern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of ₹ 1,11,111 and a plaque.
| Vallathol Award | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award in India |
| Sponsored by | Vallathol Sahithya Samithi |
| Reward(s) | ₹111,111 and a plaque |
| First awarded | 1991 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 29 |
| First winner | Pala Narayanan Nair |
| Last winner | Paul Zacharia |
Awardees
edit| Year | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Pala Narayanan Nair | |
| 1992 | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai | |
| 1993 | Balamani Amma Vaikom Muhammad Basheer | |
| 1994 | Ponkunnam Varkey | |
| 1995 | M. P. Appan | |
| 1996 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | |
| 1997 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri | |
| 1998 | K. M. George | |
| 1999 | S. Guptan Nair | |
| 2000 | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 2001 | T. Padmanabhan | |
| 2002 | M. Leelavathy | |
| 2003 | Sugathakumari | |
| 2004 | Ayyappa Paniker | |
| 2005 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
| 2006 | O. N. V. Kurup | |
| 2007 | Sukumar Azhikode | |
| 2008 | Puthussery Ramachandran | |
| 2009 | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | |
| 2010 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri | |
| 2011 | C. Radhakrishnan | |
| 2012 | Yusuf Ali Kechery | |
| 2013 | Perumbadavam Sreedharan | |
| 2014 | P. Narayana Kurup | |
| 2015 | Anand | |
| 2016 | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 2017 | Prabha Varma | |
| 2018 | M. Mukundan | |
| 2019 | Zacharia |
References
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