| Vallathol Award | |
|---|---|
| Award for individual contributions toMalayalam literature | |
| Awarded for | Literary award inIndia |
| Sponsored by | Vallathol Sahithya Samithi |
| Rewards | ₹111,111 and a plaque |
| First award | 1991 |
| Final award | 2019 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 29 |
| First winner | Pala Narayanan Nair |
| Last winner | Paul Zacharia |
Vallathol Award is aliterary award given by the Vallathol Sahithya Samithi for contribution toMalayalam literature. The award was instituted in 1991 in memory ofVallathol Narayana Menon, one of themodern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of₹ 1,11,111 and a plaque.
| Year | Recipient | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Zacharia |