--- id: 079b453d-3a1e-4f15-b9cd-a1b3d496a326 title: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry abstract: The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an annual literary honor bestowed by the Kerala Literary Academy upon Malayalam writers for works of poetic merit. It is one of twelve categories within the broader Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards. The document provides a historical list of awardees, including authors and their winning books, dating back to 1959. classification: primary: '891.54' secondary: - '061.2' - '821.914' udc_main_class: '8' tags: - Kerala Sahitya Akademi - Malayalam literature - Poetry awards - Indian literature - Literary prizes - Kerala topics: - Literature - Awards and Honors - Indian Culture author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:04:02.903005' updated_at: '2026-06-01T03:28:55.060894' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Poetry format: url_fetch udc_label: Asian literatures version: '1' --- ## Card: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an annual literary honor bestowed by the Kerala Literary Academy upon Malayalam writers for works of poetic merit. It is one of twelve categories within the broader Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards. The document provides a historical list of awardees, including authors and their winning books, dating back to 1959. ## Classification Primary: 891.54 | Secondary: 061.2, 821.914 | Tags: Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Malayalam literature, Poetry awards, Indian literature, Literary prizes, Kerala | Topics: Literature, Awards and Honors, Indian Culture ## Content Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Awardees 2 References Toggle the table of contents Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry Add languages Add links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Annual Indian literary award The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to a Malayalam writer for writing poetry of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award .  [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Awardees [ edit ] Year Book Author Image 1959 Kaliyachan P. Kunhiraman Nair 1960 Malanaattil K. K. Raja 1961 Vishwadarshanam G. Sankara Kurup 1962 Sargasangeetham Vayalar Ramavarma 1963 Muthassi Balamani Amma 1964 Kayppavallari Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon 1965 Avil Pothi V. K. Govindan Nair 1966 Manikyaveena Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup 1967 Kathakavithakal Olappamanna 1968 Paathira Pookkal Sugathakumari 1969 Oru Pidi Nellikka Edasseri Govindan Nair 1970 Gandhiyum Godseyum N. V. Krishna Warrier 1971 Balidarshanam Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri 1972 Agni Salabhangal O. N. V. Kurup 1973 Udyana Soonam M. P. Appan 1974 Kottayile Pattu Punaloor Balan 1975 Ayyappa Panikerude Krithikal Ayyappa Paniker 1976 Vilakku Koluthoo Pala Narayanan Nair 1977 Rajapatha Chemmanam Chacko 1978 Siprabhatham Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan 1979 Bhumigeethangal Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri 1980 Decemberile Manjuthullikal Nalankal Krishna Pillai 1981 Ottakkambiyulla Thamburu P. Bhaskaran 1982 Kadammanittayude Kavithakal Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan 1983 Kalikalam M. N. Paloor 1984 Aayiram Naavulla Mounam Yusufali Kechery 1985 Saptaswaram G. Kumara Pillai 1986 Saphalamee Yathra N. N. Kakkad 1987 Kunjunni Kavithakal Kunjunni Mash 1988 Kilimozhikal Madhavan Ayyappath 1989 Ivanekkoodi K. Satchidanandan 1990 Pulakkattu Raveendrante Kavithakal Pulakkattu Raveendran 1991 Nishagandhi P. Narayana Kurup 1992 Narakam Oru Premakavitha Ezhuthunnu D. Vinayachandran 1993 Naranath Bhranthan V. Madhusoodhanan Nair 1994 Mriga Shikshakan Vijayalakshmi 1995 Arkkapoornima Prabha Varma 1996 Attoor Ravi Varmayude Kavithakal Attoor Ravi Varma 1997 Akshara Vidya K. V. Ramakrishnan 1998 K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969–1996 K. G. Sankara Pillai 1999 Veyil Thinnunna Pakshi A. Ayyappan 2000 Chamatha Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair 2001 Balachandran Chullikkadinte Kavithakal Balachandran Chullikkadu 2002 Kaanekkaane P. P. Ramachandran 2003 Kavitha R. Ramachandran 2004 Nellikkal Muraleedharante Kavithakal Nellikkal Muraleedharan 2005 Kshanapathram P. P. Sreedharanunni 2006 Aalmara Rafeeq Ahammed 2007 Cherian K. Cheriante Thiranjedutha Kavithakal Cherian K. Cherian 2008 Enniloode Ezhacherry Ramachandran 2009 Mudra N. K. Desam 2010 Kavitha Mullanezhi 2011 [ 4 ] Keezhalan Kureepuzha Sreekumar 2012 [ 5 ] Uppante Kooval Varakkunnu S. Joseph 2013 [ 6 ] O! Nishada K R Tony 2014 [ 7 ] Idikkaloori Panampattadi P. N. Gopikrishnan 2015 [ 8 ] Hemanthathile Pakshi S. Ramesan 2016 [ 9 ] Ammaye Kulippikkumpol Savithri Rajeevan 2017 [ 10 ] Mindaprani Veerankutty 2018 [ 11 ] Budha Pournami V. M. Girija 2019 [ 12 ] Rathri Pantrandarakku Oru Tharattu P. Raman Kothiyan M. R. Renukumar 2020 [ 13 ] Taj Mahal O. P. Suresh 2021 [ 14 ] Mehaboob Express Anwar Ali 2022 [ 15 ] Kadalasuvidya N. G. Unnikrishnan 2023 [ 16 ] Theranjedutha Kavithakal Kalpatta Narayanan 2024 [ 17 ] Muringa Vazha Kariveppu Anitha Thampi References [ edit ] ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry" . Kerala Sahitya Akademi . 6 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018 . Retrieved 6 April 2019 . ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi . Retrieved 9 June 2013. ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 18 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Government of Kerala . Retrieved 9 June 2013. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced" . The Hindu . 2 August 2012 . Retrieved 7 August 2019 . ^ "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 15 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Mathrubhumi . 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. ^ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar' " . The Times of India . 20 December 2014 . Retrieved 23 December 2014 . ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced" . The Hindu . 1 March 2016 . Retrieved 14 April 2016 . ^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur : Kerala Sahitya Akademi . 28 March 2017 . Retrieved 12 April 2018 . ^ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur : Kerala Sahitya Akademi . 21 February 2018 . Retrieved 12 April 2018 . ^ "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ 'നിരീശ്വരൻ' മികച്ച നോവൽ" . Malayala Manorama . 23 January 2019 . Retrieved 23 January 2019 . ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards: K. V. Mohan Kumar's 'Ushnarashi' best novel" . Mathrubhumi . Archived from the original on 21 December 2019 . 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N. V. Literary Award O. V. Vijayan Literary Award Odakkuzhal Award Padmarajan Award P. Kesavadev Literary Award Ulloor Award Vallathol Award Vayalar Award Fiction writers Ajijesh Pachat Akbar Kakkattil Anand Anita Nair Anoop Sasikumar Appu Nedungadi Ashitha Ashtamoorthi K. V. Aymanam John Babu Bharadwaj B. M. Suhara B. Sandhya C. Radhakrishnan C. V. Balakrishnan C. V. Raman Pillai C. V. Sreeraman Chandramathi Cherukad E. Harikumar E. Vasu G. R. Indugopan George Onakkoor Gracy I. K. K. Menon Jayasree Kalathil John Abraham Jose Panachippuram Joy J. Kaimaparamban K. J. Baby Arch Deacon Koshy K. L. Mohana Varma K. N. Ezhuthachan K. P. Nirmal Kumar K. P. Ramanunni K. R. Meera K. Rekha K. Surendran K. P. Joseph Kalarickal K. Thayat Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai Kakkanadan Kamala Surayya Kanam EJ Karunakaran Karoor Neelakanta Pillai Khadija Mumtaz Kottayam Pushpanath Kovilan K. V. Anoop Lajo Jose Lalithambika Antharjanam M. Govindan M. Mukundan M. Sukumaran M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madampu Kunjukuttan Madhupal Malayath Appunni Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Mallika Yunis Muttathu Varkey N. Mohanan N. N. Pisharody N. P. Chellappan Nair N. P. Mohammed N. S. Madhavan Nandanar Narayan O. V. Vijayan Omchery N. N. Pillai Oyyarathu Chandu Menon P. Ayyaneth P. Surendran P. F. Mathews P. K. Balakrishnan P. Kesavadev P. R. Nathan P. R. Shyamala P. Surendran P. Valsala Padmarajan Pamman Parappurath Pattathuvila Karunakaran Paul Chirakkarode Paul Zacharia Perumbadavam Sreedharan Ponjikkara Rafi Ponkunnam Varkey Punathil Kunjabdulla Raghunath Paleri S. Hareesh S. K. Pottekkatt Santhosh Aechikkanam Sarah Joseph Sarah Thomas Savithri Rajeevan Socrates K. Valath Sudhakar Mangalodayam Sethu Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu Sohanlal Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty Subhash Chandran T. P. Rajeevan T. Padmanabhan T. V. Kochubava T. V. Varkey Tatapuram Sukumaran Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Thikkodiyan Thomas Joseph U. A. Khader U. K. Kumaran Unnikrishnan Puthur Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode Uroob V. K. N. V. P. Sivakumar Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vallachira Madhavan Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar Vilasini Vinoy Thomas Poets A. Ayyappan A. C. Sreehari A. R. Raja Raja Varma Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri Arnos Pathiri Attoor Ravi Varma Balachandran Chullikkad Balamani Amma Bodheswaran Chandiroor Divakaran Changampuzha Krishna Pillai Cherukad Cherusseri Namboothiri D. Vinayachandran Edappalli Raghavan Pillai Edasseri Govindan Nair G. Shankara Kurup Irayimman Thampi K. Ayyappa Paniker K. C. Kesava Pillai K. V. Ramakrishnan Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Kadathanat Madhavi Amma Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan Kamala Surayya Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai Kavitha Balakrishnan Kumaran Asan Kunchan Nambiar Kureepuzha Sreekumar Lalitha Lenin M. Govindan M. P. Appan M. S. Banesh Manoj Kuroor Mary John Thottam Mohanakrishnan Kaladi Moyinkutty Vaidyar N. N. Kakkad N. V. Krishna Warrier Nalapat Narayana Menon Nellikkal Muraleedharan Niranam poets O. 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