List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners in Malayalam
List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners in Malayalam. Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor awarded for writers who offer outstanding contributions to in one of the 24 major Indian language. Apart from Malayalam, Sahitya Akademi Award is awarded to 23 major Indian languages. R. Narayana Panikkar is the first Keralite to win Sahitya Akademi Award. R Narayana Panikkar received the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in1955 for his book Bhasha Sahitya Charitram.
| SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD WINNERS IN MALAYALAM LANGUAGE | BOOK NAME | YEAR |
| M. K. SANU | EKANTHA VEEDDHIYILE AVADHOOTHAN | 2011 |
| M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR | HAIMAVATHA BHOOVIL | 2010 |
| U. A. KHADER | THRIKOTTOOR PERUMA | 2009 |
| MADHURAM NINTE JEEVITHAM | 2008 | |
| SETHU (A. SETHUMADHAVAN) | ADAYALANGAL | 2007 |
| M. SUKUMARAN | CHUVANNA CHINNANGAL | 2006 |
| G. V. KAKKANADAN | JAPPANA PUKAYILA | 2005 |
| PAUL ZACHARIAH | ZACHARIYAYUTE KATHAKAL | 2004 |
| SARA JOSEPH | ALAHAYUDE PENMAKKAL | 2003 |
| K. G. SANKARA PILLAI | K.G. SANKARA PILLAYUDE KAVITAKAL | 2002 |
| ATTOOR RAVI VARMA | ATTOOR RAVI VARMAYUTE KAVITAKAL | 2001 |
| R. RAMACHANDRAN | R. RAMACHANDRANTE KAVITHAKAL | 2000 |
| C. V. SREERAMAN | SREERAMANTE KATHAKAL | 1999 |
| KOVILAN (V. V. AYYAPPAN) | THATTAKAM | 1998 |
| ANAND (P. SATCHIDANANDAN) | GOVARDHANTE YATRAKAL | 1997 |
| T. PADMANABHAN | GOWRI | 1996 |
| THIKKODIYAN (P. KUNHANANANDAN NAIR) | ARANGU KANATHA NATAN | 1995 |
| VISHNUNARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI | UJJAYINIYILE RAPPAKALUKAL | 1994 |
| N. P. MOHAMMED | DAIVATHINTE KANNU | 1993 |
| M. MUKUNDAN | DAIVATHINTE VIKRUTHIKAL | 1992 |
| M. P. SANKUNNI NAIR | CHHATRAVUM CHAMARAVUM | 1991 |
| O. V. VIJAYAN | GURUSAGARAM | 1990 |
| OLAPPAMANNA SUBRAMANIAN NAMBOOTHIRIPPAD | NIZHALANA | 1989 |
| C. RADHAKRISHNAN | SPANDAMAPINIKALE NANDI | 1988 |
| N. KRISHNA PILLAI | PRATHIPATHRAM BHASHANABHEDAM | 1987 |
| M. LEELAVATHY | KAVITADWANI | 1986 |
| SUKUMAR AZHICODE | TATVAMASI | 1985 |
| K. AYYAPPA PANIKER | AYYAPPA PANIKKARUTE KRITIKAL | 1984 |
| S. GUPTAN NAIR | THIRANJEDUTHA PRABANDHANGAL | 1983 |
| V. K. N. | PAYYAN KATHAKAL | 1982 |
| VILASINI (M. K. MENON) | AVAKASIKAL | 1981 |
| PUNATHIL KUNHABDULLA | SMARAKA SILAKAL | 1980 |
| N. V. KRISHNA WARRIER | VALLATHOLINTE KAVYASILPAM | 1979 |
| B. SUGATHAKUMARI | RATRIMAZHA | 1978 |
| N. LALITHAMBIKA ANTHARJANAM | AGNISAKSHI | 1977 |
| CHERUKADU GOVINDA PISHARODI | JEEVITHAPPATHA | 1976 |
| O. N. V. KURUP | AKSHARAM | 1975 |
| VENNIKKULAM GOPALA KURUP | KAMASURABHI | 1974 |
| AKKITHAM ACHUTHAN NAMBOOTHIRI | BALIDARSANAM | 1973 |
| ORU DESATHINTE KATHA | 1972 | |
| VYLOPPILLI SREEDHARA MENON | VIDA | 1971 |
| M. T. VASUDEVAN NAIR | KAALAM | 1970 |
| KAVILE PATTU | 1969 | |
| P. KUNHIRAMAN NAIR | THAMARATHONI | 1967 |
| K. M. KUTTIKRISHNA MARAR | KALA JEEVITHAM THANNE | 1966 |
| N. BALAMANI AMMA | MUTHASSI | 1965 |
| P. KESAVA DEV | AYALKKAR | 1964 |
| G. SANKARA KURUP | VISWADARSANAM | 1963 |
| UROOB (P. C. KUTTIKRISHNAN) | SUNDARIKALUM SUNDARANMARUM | 1960 |
| K. P. KESAVA MENON | KAZHINJA KAALAM | 1958 |
| THAKAZHI SIVASANKARA PILLAI | CHEMMEEN | 1957 |
| I.C CHACKO | PANINIYA PRADYOTAM | 1956 |
| R. NARAYANA PANIKKAR | BHASHA SAHITYA CHARITRAM | 1955 |
