Malayattoor Award is a Malayalam literary award given to a writer for his/her excellent work in the past year. The award is instituted by Malayattoor Smaraka Samithi in the memory of the famous Malayalam writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan in 2006.
The award carries a monetary award of ₹25000, a statuette, and a citation.
The First Recipient of this award is Perumbadavam Sreedharan in 2006 for his work Narayanam, the first female recipient of Malayattoor Award is Sara Joseph for her novel Esther ('à´Žà´¸്à´¤േർ').
The Last Recipient of Malayattoor Award in 2024 is E. Santhosh Kumar for Thapomayiyude Achan ('തപോമയിà´¯ുà´Ÿെ à´…à´š്ഛന്') and the Malayattoor Prize for outstanding writers of the new generation for 2024 was won by Salin Mangkuzhi's novel 'Anandalila'.
List of Malayattoor Award Recipients:
| Year | Recipient | Works |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Perumbadavam Sreedharan | Narayanam |
| 2007 | K. P. Ramanunni | Jeevithathinte Pusthakam |
| 2010 | N. Prabhakaran | Janakatha |
| 2012 | Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode | Rathi Rathya |
| 2013 | Prabha Varma | Shyama Madhavam |
| 2015 | V. Madhusoodanan Nair | Achchan Piranna Veedu |
| 2016 | T. D. Ramakrishnan | Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki |
| 2017 | Satheesh Babu Payyannur | Khamarunnisayude Koottukari |
| 2019 | Zacharia | Then |
| 2020 | George Onakkoor | Hridaya Raagangal |
| 2021 | Sajil Sreedhar | Vasavadatha |
| 2022 | Benyamin | Nishabda Sancharangal |
| 2023 | Sara Joseph | Esther |
| 2024 | E. Santhosh Kumar | Thapomayiyude Achan |
SideNotes
- The real name of the renowned Malayalam writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan – K. V. Ramakrishna Iyer.
- Famous Works –
- Yakshi,
- Yanthram (Vayalar Award, 1979),
- Verukal (Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 1967),
- Service Story – Ente IAS Dinangal.
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