Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a drama of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. [1][2]
Awardees
[edit]| Year | Book | Author | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Azhimukhathekku | N. Krishna Pillai | 
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| 1959 | Mudiyanaya Puthran | Thoppil Bhasi | |
| 1960 | Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhumi | Thoppil Bhasi | |
| 1961 | Iblisukalude Naattil | N. P. Chellappan Nair | |
| 1962 | Kanchana Sita | C. N. Sreekantan Nair | |
| 1963 | Kakkapponnu | S. L. Puram Sadanandan | |
| 1964 | Rail Palangal | G. Sankara Pillai | |
| 1965 | Kafir | K. T. Muhammed | 
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| 1966 | Prethalokam | N. N. Pillai | |
| 1967 | Swathi Thirunal | Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai | |
| 1968 | Pulivaal | P. K. Veeraraghavan Nair | |
| 1969 | U. D. Clarke | P. Gangadharan Nair | |
| 1970 | Mathruka Manushyan | Kainikkara Kumara Pillai | |
| 1971 | Ahalya | P. R. Chandran | |
| 1972 | Pralayam | Omchery N. N. Pillai | |
| 1973 | Kuppikkalukal | P. V. Kuriakose | |
| 1974 | Chaverppada | Aziz | |
| 1975 | Nadaka Chakram | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | 
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| 1976 | Samasya | K. S. Namboothiri | |
| 1977 | Vishwaroopam | Surasu | |
| 1978 | Jwalanam | C. L. Jose | |
| 1979 | Sakshi | T. N. Gopinathan Nair | |
| 1980 | Jathugriham | Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair | 
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| 1981 | Perumthachan | T. M. Abraham | 
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| 1982 | Gopuranadayil | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | 
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| 1983 | Agni | Vayala Vasudevan Pillai | |
| 1984 | Nikumbhila | Kadavoor G. Chandran Pillai | |
| 1985 | Souparnika | Narendra Prasad | |
| 1986 | Dakshinayanam | T. P. Sukumaran | |
| 1987 | Moonnu Vayassanmar | C. P. Rajasekharan | |
| 1988 | Pulijanmam | N. Prabhakaran | 
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| 1989 | Paavam Usman | P. Balachandran | 
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| 1990 | Swathi Thirunal | Pirappancode Murali | 
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| 1991 | Abhimatham | Vasu Pradeep | |
| 1992 | Mandelakku Snehapoorvam Winny | P. M. Antony | |
| 1993 | Mounam Nimitham | N. N. Ganesh | |
| 1994 | Narabhojikal | Paravur George | |
| 1995 | Samathalam | Mullanezhi | |
| 1996 | Madhya Dharanazhi | Joy Mathew | |
| 1997 | Rajasabha | Ibrahim Vengara | |
| 1998 | Gandhi | K. Satchidanandan | 
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| 1999 | Vanibham | N. Sasidharan | |
| 2000 | Che Guevara | Karivellur Murali | 
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| 2001 | Padaprashnangalkkidayil Avalum Ayaalum | Satheesh K. Satheesh | |
| 2002 | Amaravati Sub-treasury | Sreemoolanagaram Mohan | |
| 2003 | Vannanthye Kaanaam | Thuppettan | |
| 2004 | Viralppadu | Sri Janardhanan | |
| 2005 | Ororo Kaalathilum | Sreeja K. V. | |
| 2006 | Sadrisha Vakyangal | C. Gopan | |
| 2007 | Dravida Nritham | Francis T. Mavelikkara | |
| 2008 | Pathinettu Natakangal | Jayaprakash Kuloor | 
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| 2009 | Swathanthryam Thanne Jeevitham | K. M. Raghavan Nambiar | |
| 2010 | Maram Peyyunnu | A. Santha Kumar | |
| 2011[3] | Cholliyattam | Balasubrahmanian | |
| 2012[4] | Mariman Kanni | M. N. Vinayakumar | |
| 2013[5] | Jinnu Krishnan | Rafeekh Mangalassery | |
| 2014[6] | Ettettu Malayalan | V. K. Prabhakaran | 
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| 2015[7] | Mathi | Jino Joseph | |
| 2016[8] | Lalla | Samkutty Pattomkary | |
| 2017[9] | Swadeshabhimani | S. V. Venugopan Nair | |
| 2018[10] | Choottum Koottum | Rajmohan Neeleswaram | |
| 2019[11] | Arangile Mathsyagandhikal | Sajitha Madathil | 
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| Eli Eli Lama Sabaktani | Jisha Abhinaya | ||
| 2020[12] | Dwayam | Sreejith Poyilkkavu | |
| 2021[13] | Namukku Jeevitham Parayam | Pradeep Mandur | |
| 2022[14] | Kumaru | Emil Madhavi | |
| 2023[15] | E for Oedipus | Gireesh P. C. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" Archived 16 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 2013-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi award goes to V J James's 'Nireeswaran'". Malayala Manorama. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Akademi fellowships for Mukundan, Sankara Pillai". The Hindu. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for P. Valsala, N.V.P. Unithiri". The Hindu. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, V Shinilal's 'Sambarkkakranthi' best novel". Mathrubhumi. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships announced". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
