Muttathu Varkey Award (Puraskaram) – Winners
Last Updated On: 25/09/2020
Muttathu Varkey Award (Puraskaram) is an award for the contributions to the field of Malayalam literature is instituted in memory of novelist Muttathu Varkey by the Muthattu Varkey Foundation. The Muttathu Varkey Puraskaram was instituted in 1992.
The Muttathu Varkey awards are usually announced on the birth anniversary of Varkey, 28 April and presented on the date of death anniversary of Varkey 28 May every year. The award carries a purse of ₹50000, a citation, and a statuette.
O. V. Vijayan was an Indian author and cartoonist, worn the first Muttathu Varkey award in 1992.
The following is a list of those who received the Muttathu Varkey award.
List of Muttathu Varkey Award Winners
- 1992 – O. V. Vijayan
- 1993 – Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
- 1994 – M. T. Vasudevan Nair
- 1995 – Kovilan
- 1996 – Kakkanadan
- 1997 – V. K. N.
- 1998 – M. Mukundan
- 1999 – Punathil Kunjabdulla
- 2000 – Anand
- 2001 – N. P. Mohammed
- 2002 – Ponkunnam Varkey
- 2003 – Sethu
- 2004 – C. Radhakrishnan
- 2005 – Zacharia
- 2006 – Kamala Surayya (Madhavikkutty)
- 2007 – T. Padmanabhan
- 2008 – M. Sukumaran
- 2009 – N. S. Madhavan
- 2010 – P. Valsala
- 2011 – Sarah Joseph
- 2012 – N. Prabhakaran
- 2013 – C. V. Balakrishnan
- 2014 – Asokan Charuvil
- 2015 – K. Satchidanandan
- 2016 – K. G. George (Work: Irakal)
- 2017 – T. V. Chandran (Work: Ponthan Mada)
- 2018 – K. R. Meera (Work: Aarachar)
- 2019 – Benyamin (writer)
