Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour is given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala. The award is named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language and consists of a cash prize of 5,00,000 and a citation. The prize money was enhanced by 50,000 in 2011. The award was instituted in 1993 and Sooranad Kunjan Pillai was its first recipient.

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byKerala Sahitya Akademi
Reward(s) 5,00,000 and a citation
First awarded1993
Last awarded2023
Highlights
Total awarded31
First winnerSooranad Kunjan Pillai
Last winnerS. K. Vasanthan
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