Year
|
Recipient
|
Work
|
Ref.
|
1968
|
Balakavi Raman
|
Narayaneeyam (Tamil translation)
|
|
1969
|
Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup
|
Tulsidasa Ramayanam (Malayalam translation)
|
|
1970
|
O. V. Vijayan
|
Khasakkinte Itihasam
|
|
1971
|
Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
|
Vida
|
|
1972
|
N. Krishna Pillai
|
Thiranjedutha Prabandhangal
|
|
1973
|
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
|
Nimisha Kshetram
|
|
1974
|
K. Surendran
|
Maranam Durbalam
|
|
1975
|
V. K. Govindan Nair
|
V. K. Govindan Nairude Krithikal
|
|
1976
|
Nalankal Krishna Pillai
|
Krishna Tulasi
|
|
1977
|
Lalithambika Antharjanam
|
Agnisakshi
|
|
1978
|
Kainikkara Kumara Pillai
|
Naatakeeyam
|
|
1979
|
M. Leelavathy
|
Varnaraji
|
|
1980
|
P. Bhaskaran
|
Ottakkambiyulla Thamburu
|
|
1981
|
Vilasini
|
Avakasikal
|
|
1982
|
Sugathakumari
|
Ambalamani
|
|
1983
|
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
|
Mukhamevide
|
|
1984
|
G. Kumara Pillai
|
Sapthaswaram
|
|
1985
|
N. N. Kakkad
|
Saphalamee Yathra
|
|
1986
|
Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan
|
Kalimuttam
|
|
1987
|
Yusufali Kechery
|
Kechery Puzha
|
|
1988
|
Olappamanna
|
Nizhalana
|
|
1989
|
M. P. Sankunni Nair
|
Chhathravum Chamaravum
|
|
1990
|
O. N. V. Kurup
|
Mrigaya
|
|
1991
|
P. Narayana Kurup
|
Nishagandhi
|
|
1992
|
Thikkodiyan
|
Arangu Kanatha Nadan
|
|
1993
|
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
|
Vanaprastham
|
|
1994
|
N. S. Madhavan
|
Higuita
|
|
1995
|
T. Padmanabhan
|
Kadal
|
|
1996
|
Anand
|
Govardhanante Yathrakal
|
|
1997
|
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
|
Athmavilekkoru Theerthayathra
|
|
1998
|
Asha Menon
|
Paraga Koshangal
|
|
1999
|
Chandramathi
|
Rain Deer
|
|
2000
|
Satchidanandan
|
Thiranjedutha Kavithakal
|
|
2001
|
Ayyappa Paniker
|
Ayyappa Paniker Kavithakal
|
[1]
|
2002
|
Mundur Krishnankutty
|
Enne Veruthe Vittalum
|
|
2003
|
Zacharia
|
Thiranjedutha Kathakal
|
[2]
|
2004
|
P. Surendran
|
Chinese Market
|
[3]
|
2005
|
Njeralathu Surendran Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair
|
Naatyacharyante Jeevithamudrakal
|
|
2006
|
C. Radhakrishnan
|
Theekkadal Kadanju Thirumadhuram
|
|
2007
|
N. K. Desam
|
Mudra
|
|
2008
|
K. G. Sankara Pillai
|
K. G. S. Kavithakal
|
|
2009
|
Sreekumaran Thampi
|
Ammakku Oru Tharattu
|
|
2010
|
Unnikrishnan Puthur
|
Anubhavangalude Nerrekhakal
|
|
2011
|
Subhash Chandran
|
Manushyanu Oru Amukham
|
[4]
|
2012
|
Sethu
|
Marupiravi
|
[5]
|
2013
|
K. R. Meera
|
Aarachaar
|
[6]
|
2014
|
Rafeeq Ahamed
|
Rafeeq Ahammedinte Kruthikal
|
[7]
|
2015
|
S. Joseph
|
Chandranodoppam
|
[8]
|
2016
|
M. A. Rahman
|
Oro Jeevanum Vilappettathaanu
|
[9]
|
2017
|
Aymanam John
|
Aymanam Johninte Kathakal
|
[10]
|
2018
|
E. V. Ramakrishnan
|
Malayala Novalinte Desakalangal
|
[11]
|
2019
|
N. Prabhakaran
|
Mayamanushyar
|
[12]
|
2021
|
Sarah Joseph
|
Budhini
|
[13]
|
2022
|
Ambikasuthan Mangad
|
Pranavayu
|
[14]
|
2023
|
P. N. Gopikrishnan
|
Kavitha Mamsabhojiyanu
|
[15]
|