It is the highest literary honor that is given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala for overall contribution. The award was instituted in 1993 in the honor of Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language.
List of Recipients
Year | Recipient |
---|---|
1993 | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai |
1994 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai |
1995 | Balamani Amma |
1996 | K.M. George |
1997 | Ponkunnam Varkey |
1998 | M.P. Appan |
1999 | K.P. Narayana Pisharody |
2000 | Pala Narayanan Nair |
2001 | O.V. Vijayan |
2002 | Kamala Surayya (Madhavikutty) |
2003 | T. Padmanabhan |
2004 | Sukumar Azhikode |
2005 | S. Gupta Nair |
2006 | Kovilan |
2007 | O.N.V. Kurup |
2008 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |
2009 | Sugathakumari |
2010 | M. Leelavathi |
2011 | M.T. Vasudevan Nair |
2012 | Attor Ravi Varma |
2013 | M.K. Sanu |
2014 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri |
2015 | Puthussery Ramachandran |
2016 | C. Radhakrishnan |
2017 | K. Sachidanandan |
2018 | M Mukundan |
2019 | Anand |
2020 | Paul Zacharia (28th) |
2021 | P. Valsala (29th) |
2022 | Sethu (30th) |
2023 | S. K. Vasanthan (31th) |
2024 | N. S. Madhavan (32nd) |
SideNotes:
- First recipient of Ezhuthachan Award – Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
- First Woman who won the Ezhuthachan Award – Balamani Amma (1995).
- à´®ാà´¤ൃà´¤്വത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െ കവയിà´¤്à´°ി, à´µാൽസല്യത്à´¤ിà´¨്à´±െ കവയിà´¤്à´°ി.
- First Malayali to receive Saraswati Samman – Nivedyam (1995).
- Padma Bhushan (1987).
- Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award – Muthassi (1963).
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award – Muthassi (1965).
- 27th recipient of Ezhuthachan Award – Anand
- Famous Novels of Anand – 'Aalkoottam,’ 'Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu,' 'Uttarayanam,'' Marana Certificate,' 'Abhayarthikal' and ‘Govardhanante Yaathrakal.'
- Anand is the Pen name of the author – P. Sachidanandan
- Awards won by Anand so far:
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi award (Govardhante Yatrakal)
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi award (Veedum Thadavum & Jaina Manushyan)
- Odakkuzhal Award(1996 – Govardhanante Yathrakal)
- Muttathu Varkey Award
- Vallathol Award
- Yashpal Award &
- Vayalar award (1993 – Marubhoomikal Undakunnath).
- Paul Zacharia –
- Pen name – Zacharia
- Famous Novels –
- Ithanente Peru (ഇതാà´£െà´¨്à´±െ à´ªേà´°്),
- Praise the Lord (à´ª്à´°െà´¯ിà´¸് à´¦ à´²ോർഡ്),
- Ishtikayum Aasariyum (ഇഷ്à´Ÿിà´•à´¯ും ആശാà´°ിà´¯ും),
- Ayyappathinthakathom (à´…à´¯്യപ്പത്à´¤ിà´¨്തകത്à´¤ോം),
- Zachariyayude Novellukal (സക്à´•à´±ിയയുà´Ÿെ à´¨ോà´µെà´²്ലകൾ),
- Urulikunnathinte Lutheenia (ഉരുà´³ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്നതിà´¨്à´±െ à´²ുà´¤്à´¤ീà´¨ിà´¯),
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (സന്മനസ്à´¸ുà´³്ളവർക്à´•് സമാà´§ാà´¨ം),
- Enthundu Visesham, Peelathose? (à´Žà´¨്à´¤ുà´£്à´Ÿ് à´µിà´¶േà´·ം, à´ªീà´²ാà´¤്à´¤ോà´¸േ?),
- Bhaskara Pattelarum Ente Jeevithavum (à´ാà´¸്കരപട്à´Ÿേലരും à´Žà´¨്à´±െ à´œീà´µിതവും).
- Famous Short Stories –
- Zachariyayute Kathakal (സക്à´•à´±ിയയുà´Ÿെ കഥകള്, Kendra Sahithya Akademi Award, 2005)
- Famous Travelogues –
- Vazhipokkan (വഴിà´ªോà´•്കൻ)
- Nabiyude Nattil (നബിà´¯ുà´Ÿെ à´¨ാà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´²്),
- Oru African Yathra (à´’à´°ു ആഫ്à´°ിà´•്à´•à´¨് à´¯ാà´¤്à´°),
- Bambam Hara Hara Bambam Bo (à´¬ം à´¬ം ഹര ഹര à´¬ം à´¬ം à´¬ോൽ),
- Agniparvathangalude Thaazhvarayil (à´…à´—്à´¨ിപർവതങ്ങളുà´Ÿെ à´¤ാà´´്വരയിൽ),
- Thatakanad: England Sancharakurippukal (തടാà´•à´¨ാà´Ÿ്: à´‡ംà´—്ലണ്à´Ÿ് സഞ്à´šാà´°à´•്à´•ുà´±ിà´ª്à´ªുà´•à´³്),
- First Novel in English – A Secret History of Compassion (2019).
- Other Awards –
- Oridathu (à´’à´°ിà´Ÿà´¤്à´¤്, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, 1979),
- Thiranjedutha Kathakal (à´¤ിà´°à´ž്à´žെà´Ÿുà´¤്à´¤ കഥകൾ, Odakkuzhal Award, 2003),
- Alfonsammayude Maranavum Shavasamskaravum (അൽഫോൻസാà´®്മയുà´Ÿെ മരണവും ശവസംà´¸്à´•ാà´°à´µും, O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram, 2012),
- Vallathol Award, 2019.
- Noted Works of Sethu (A. Sethumadhavan) –
- Novels –
- Pandavapuram – Vayalar Award (2005), Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1982), Muttathu Varkey Award (2003).
- Atayalangal (à´…à´Ÿà´¯ാളങ്ങള്) – Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award (2007)
- Marupiravi (മറുà´ªിറവി) – Odakkuzhal award (2013).
- Kiratham,
- Kaimudrakal,
- Kilimozhikalkkappuram,
- Araamathe Penkutty
- The Cuckoo's Nest (1st English Novel)
- Short Stories –
- Petiswapnangal – Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1978).
- Sethuvinte Kathakal.
- Autobiography –
- à´…à´•്à´•à´™്ങളിà´²് à´•ൊà´¤്à´¤ിà´¯ à´…à´•്à´·à´°à´™്ങള്.
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