Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a novel of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. ^[1]^[2]

Awardees[]

Year	Book	Author
1958	Ummachu	Uroob (P. C. Kuttikrishnan)
1959	Naalukettu	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1960	Oru Vazhiyum Kure Nizhalukalum	Rajalakshmi
1961	Oru Theruvinte Katha	S. K. Pottekkatt
1962	Maya	K. Surendran
1963	Nizhalppadukal	C. Radhakrishnan
1964	Athmavinte Novukal	Nandanar (P. C. Gopalan)
1965	Enippadikal	Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
1966	Niramulla Nizhalukal	Vilasini (M. K. Menon)
1967	Verukal	Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
1968	Ara Nazhika Neram	Parappurath (K. E. Mathai)
1969	Balikkallu	Unnikrishnan Puthoor
1970	Arohanam	V. K. N.
1971	Thottangal	Kovilan (V. V. Ayyappan)
1972	Nakshatrangale Kaaval	P. Padmarajan
1973	Ee Lokam Athiloru Manushyan	M. Mukundan
1974	Ini Njan Urangatte	P. K. Balakrishnan
1975	Ashtapadi	Perumbadavam Sreedharan
1976	Nizhalurangunna Vazhikal	P. Valsala
1977	Agnisakshi	Lalithambika Antharjanam
1978	Smarakasilakal	Punathil Kunjabdulla
1979	Narmani Pudava	Sarah Thomas
1980	Illam	George Onakkoor
1981	Ennappaadam	N. P. Mohammed
1982	Pandavapuram	Sethu (A. Sethumadhavan)
1983	Mahaprasthanam	Madampu Kunjukuttan
1984	Orotha	Kakkanadan (G. V. Kakkanadan)
1985	Abhayarthikal	Anand (P. Sachidanandan)
1986	Sruthi Bhangam
1987	Nahusha Puranam	K. Radhakrishnan
1988	Ore Deshakkaraya Nammal	Khalid
1989	Prakriti Niyamam	C. R. Parameswaran
1990	Gurusagaram	O. V. Vijayan
1991	Parinamam	M. P. Narayana Pillai
1992	Driksakshi	Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode
1993	Ohari	K. L. Mohana Varma
1994	Mavelimannan	K. J. Baby
1995	Sufi Paranja Katha	K. P. Ramanunni
1996	Vridhasadanam	T. V. Kochubava
1997	Janithakam	M. Sukumaran
1998	Innalathe Mazha	N. Mohanan
1999	Kocharethi	Narayan
2000	Athmavinu Sariyennu Thonnunna Karyangal	C. V. Balakrishnan
2001	Aalahayude Penmakkal	Sara Joseph
2002	Aghorasivam	U. A. Khader
2003	Vadakkuninnoru Kudumbavrithantham	Akbar Kakkattil
2004	Lanthan Batheriyile Luthiniyakal	N. S. Madhavan
2005	Kannadiyile Mazha	Jose Panachippuram
2006	Kalapangalkkoru Grihapadam	Babu Bharadwaj
2007	Pathira Vankara	K. Reghunathan
2008	Chavoli
2009	Aadujeevitham	Benyamin
2010	Barsa	Khadija Mumtaz
2011^[3]	Manushyanu Oru Aamukham	Subhash Chandran
2012^[4]	Andhakaranazhi	E. Santhosh Kumar
2013^[5]	Aarachaar	K. R. Meera
2014^[6]	KTN Kottoor: Ezhuthum Jeevithavum	T. P. Rajeevan
2015^[7]	Thakshankunnu Swaroopam	U. K. Kumaran
2016^[8]	Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki	T. D. Ramakrishnan
2017^[9]	Nireeshwaran	V. J. James
2018	Ushnarashi	K.V Mohankumar
2019^[10]	Meesha	S. Hareesh
2020^[11]^[12]	Adiyala Pretham	P. F. Mathews

References[]

^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 2013-07-15 at WebCite. Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ 'നിരീശ്വരൻ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". ManoramaOnline. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ "kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". www.twentyfournews.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced, Sethu and Sreedharan honoured with fellowships". Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Novel-1] "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

[2011award-3] "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[2012award-4] "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 2013-07-15 at WebCite. Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[5] "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

[6] "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[7] "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[8] "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[കേരള_സാഹിത്യ_അക്കാദമി_അവാർഡുകൾ_പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു;_വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ_‘നിരീശ്വരൻ’_മികച്ച_നോവൽ-9] "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാർഡുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; വി.ജെ.ജയിംസിന്റെ 'നിരീശ്വരൻ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". ManoramaOnline. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[kerala_sahithya_academy_award_announced-10] "kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". www.twentyfournews.com. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[Akademi_fellowship_for_Sethu,_Perumbadavam-11] "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_awards_announced,_Sethu_and_Sreedharan_honoured_with_fellowships-12] "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced, Sethu and Sreedharan honoured with fellowships". Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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