Vallathol Award
Vallathol Award is a literary award instituted in the memory of one of the greatest poets of Malayalam literature, Vallathol Narayana Menon in the year 1991. It is given to those who make remarkable contributions to Malayalam literature.
  • First Winner of Vallathol Award – Pala Narayanan Nair (1991),
  • First Female Recipient of Vallatol Award – Balamani Amma (1993)
  • Last Recipient of Vallatol Award – Paul Zacharia (2019)
The award comprises a cash prize of ₹ 1,11,111 and a plaque.

List of Recipients

  • 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 – Paul Zacharia

SideNotes:

  • Triumvirate poets of Malayalam
    • Ancient – Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, Cherusseri Namboothiri & Kunchan Nambiar.
    • Modern – Vallathol Narayana Menon, N. Kumaran Asan & Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer.
  • 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 audio novel in Malayalam – Ithanente Peru (ഇതാà´£െà´¨്à´±െ à´ªേà´°്, 1991)
  • First horror audio novel in Malayalam – Ouija Board (à´“à´œോ à´¬ോർഡ്, Akhil P. Dharmajan, 2018)