Ezhuthachan Puraskaram

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byKerala Sahitya Akademi
Rewards₹ 5,00,000 and a citation
First award1993
Final award2025
Highlights
Total awarded33
First winnerSooranad Kunjan Pillai
Last winnerK. G. Sankara Pillai

The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour 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.

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