Vallathol Award is the literary award given by the Vallathol Sahithya Samithi for contribution to Malayalam literature in the name of the late famous Malayalam poet Vallathol Narayana Menon. . The award was instituted in 1991 in memory of Vallathol Narayana Menon, one of the modern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of ₹ 1,11,111 and a plaque.
Here is a complete list of Vallathol Award winners.
Year | Recipient |
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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 | N. Prabha Varma |