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{{Infobox award
| name = Vayalar Award
| image =
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| caption =
| subheader = Award for individual contributions to [[Malayalam literature]]
| awarded_for = Literary award in [[India]]
| sponsor = Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust
| firstawarded = 1977
| lastawarded = 2021
| reward = {{INR}}100,000 and a silver plaque
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder =
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 44
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]]
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner = [[Benyamin (writer)|Benyamin]]
| website =
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The '''Vayalar Award''' is given for the best literary work in [[Malayalam]]. The award was instituted in 1977 by the [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] Memorial Trust in memory of the poet and lyricist [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] (1928-1975). A sum of {{INR}}25,000, a silver plate and certificate constituted the award originally. Now it is raised to a sum of {{INR}}1,00,000. It is presented each year on 27 October, the death anniversary of Vayalar Ramavarma.<ref name="Award Page (Malayalam)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw27.htm |title=Award Page (Malayalam) |date=2019-01-31 |website=Kerala Sahitya Academy |access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>

==List of awardees==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Recipient !! Work(s) !!
|-
| 1977
| [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]]
| ''[[Agnisakshi (novel)|Agnisakshi]]''
|
|-
| 1978
| [[P. K. Balakrishnan]]
| ''[[Ini Njan Urangatte]]''
| [[File:P. K. Balakrishnan.gif|80px]]
|-
| 1979
| [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]
| ''[[Yanthram]]''
| 
|-
| 1980
| [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]]
| ''[[Kayar]]''
| [[File:Thakazhi 1.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1981
| [[Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon]]
| ''[[Makarakoythu]]''
| [[File:Vyloppilli.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1982
| [[O. N. V. Kurup]]
| ''Uppu''
| [[File:Onv.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 1983
| [[M. K. Menon|Vilasini (M. K. Menon)]]
| ''[[Avakasikal]]''
|
|-
| 1984
| [[Sugathakumari]]
| ''Ambalamani''
| [[File:Sugathakumari.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1985
| [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| ''[[Randamoozham]]''
| [[File:Mt vasudevan nayar.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1986
| [[N. N. Kakkadu]]
| ''Saphalameeyathra''
| [[File:ANNKakkad.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1987
| [[N. Krishna Pillai]]
| ''Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam''
|[[File:NKrishnaPillai.jpg|left|94x94px]]
|-
| 1988
| [[Thirunalloor Karunakaran]]
| ''Thirunalloor Karunakarante Kavithakal''
| [[File:ThirunalloorKarunakaran.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1989
| [[Sukumar Azhikode]]
| ''Thathwamasi''
| [[File:Sukumar azhikode1.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 1990
| [[C. Radhakrishnan]]
| ''Munpe Parakkunna Pakshikal''
| [[File:Radhakrishnan 2.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1991
| [[O. V. Vijayan]]
| ''[[Gurusagaram]]''
| [[File:O. V. Vijayan.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1992
| [[M. K. Sanu]]
| ''Changambuzha: Nakshathrangalude Snehabhajanam''
| [[File:Prof M.K. Sanu DSW 1.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 1993
| [[Anand (writer)|Anand]]
| ''Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu''
| [[File:Anand p sachidanandan-2.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1994
| [[K. Surendran (writer)|K. Surendran]]
| ''Guru''
|[[File:KS-12.jpg|left|102x102px]]
|-
| 1995
| [[Thikkodiyan]]
| ''Arangu Kanatha Nadan''
|
|-
| 1996
| [[Perumbadavam Sreedharan]]
| ''[[Oru Sankeerthanam Pole]]''
| [[File:Perumbadavam.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1997
| [[Kamala Surayya|Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)]]
| ''Neermathalam Pootha Kalam''
| [[File:Kamala das.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 1998
| [[S. Guptan Nair]]
| ''Srishtiyum Srishtavum''
|
|-
| 1999
| [[Kovilan]]
| ''Thattakam''
| [[File:Kovilan.jpeg|80px]]
|-
| 2000
| [[T. Padmanabhan]]
| ''Puzha Kadannu Marangalude Idayilekku''
| [[File:T.padmanabhan.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2001
| [[M. V. Devan]]
| ''Devaspandanam''
| [[File:KERALA ARTIST M.V.Devan CNV000028.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 2002
| [[Ayyappa Paniker|K. Ayyappapanicker]]
| ''Ayyappapanickerude Krithikal''
|[[File:Ayyapapanicker323.jpg|left|105x105px]]
|-
| 2003
| [[M. Mukundan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102807460400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031124033137/http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102807460400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2003|title=Vayalar award presented to Mukundan|date=28 October 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''[[Kesavante Vilapangal]]''
| [[File:M mukundan.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2004
| [[Sarah Joseph (author)|Sarah Joseph]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/10/stories/2004101003420600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113234007/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/10/stories/2004101003420600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2005|title=Sarah Joseph bags Vayalar award|date=10 October 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''[[Aalahayude Penmakkal|Alahayude Penmakkal]]''
| [[File:Sara Joseph - Malayalam Writer and Activist.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2005
| [[K. Satchidanandan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101506290400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063930/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/15/stories/2005101506290400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2007|title=Vayalar award for Sachidanandan|date=15 October 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Sakshyangal''
| [[File:Sachidanandan.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2006
| [[Sethu (writer)|Sethu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001280200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903181450/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/20/stories/2006102001280200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2012|title=Blend of fact and fantasy |date=20 October 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Adayalangal''
| [[File:Malayalam writer Sethu.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2007
| [[M. Leelavathy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/10/10/dr-leelavathi-to-receive-vayalar-award-1192009121.html|title=Dr Leelavathi to receive Vayalar award|date=10 October 2007|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Appuvinte Anweshanam''
| [[File:M. Leelavathy DS.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2008
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/29/stories/2008102953440400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125210147/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/29/stories/2008102953440400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Vayalar award presented to Veerendrakumar|date=29 October 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Haimavathabhuvil''
| [[File:MP VEERENDRAKUMAR DSC 0070.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 2009
| [[M. Thomas Mathew]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-10/thiruvananthapuram/28068934_1_literary-award-citation-and-memento-litterateur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-10/thiruvananthapuram/28068934_1_literary-award-citation-and-memento-litterateur|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Vayalar literary award for Thomas Mathew|date=8 October 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Marar: Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam''
| [[File:Prof_Thomas_Mathew_W.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2010
| [[Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article821838.ece|title=Vayalar Award for poet Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri|date=9 October 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>
| ''Charulatha''
|
|-
| 2011
| [[K. P. Ramanunni]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2520983.ece|title=Vayalar award for K.P. Ramanunni|date=8 October 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
| ''Jeevithathinte Pusthakam''
| [[File:KP RAMANUNNI DSC 0099.A.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 2012
| [[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri|Akkitham]]<ref>{{cite news|title=വയലാര് അവാര്ഡ് അക്കിത്തത്തിന്‌|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=307537|access-date=6 October 2012|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=6 October 2012}}</ref>
| ''Anthimahakalam''
| [[File:Akkitham achuthan.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 2013
| [[Prabha Varma]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vayalar-award-for-prabha-varma/article5205113.ece|title=Vayalar award for Prabha Varma|date=6 October 2013|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>
| ''Shyama Madhavam''
| [[File:Prabhavarma.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2014
| [[K. R. Meera]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/k-r-meera-gets-vayalar-award-114101100489_1.html|title=K R Meera gets Vayalar award|date=11 October 2014|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>
| ''[[Aarachaar]]''
| [[File:KR_Meera_KLF-2016.JPG|80px]]
|-
| 2015
| [[Subhash Chandran]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/subhash-chandran-wins-vayalar-award/article7746894.ece |title=Subhash Chandran wins Vayalar Award |author=C. Gouridasan Nair |newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
| ''[[Manushyanu Oru Aamukham]]''
| [[File:Novelist_Subhash_Chandran_from_Kerala,_India.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2016
| [[U. K. Kumaran]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/Vayalar-award-for-U.K.-Kumaran/article15471798.ece |title=Vayalar award for U.K. Kumaran |newspaper=The Hindu |date=6 October 2016 |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
| ''Thakshankunnu Swaroopam''
| [[File:Uk_kumaran.jpg|80px]]
|-
| 2017
| [[T. D. Ramakrishnan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala/article19823851.ece |title=T.D. Ramakrishnan bags Vayalar award |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 October 2017 |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>
| ''Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki''
| [[File:T._D._Ramakrishnan_at_Pedayangode_2018_(3).jpg|80px]]
|-
|2018
|[[K. V. Mohan Kumar]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Vayalar award for K.V. Mohan Kumar’s ‘Ushnarashi’ |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vayalar-award-for-kv-mohan-kumars-ushnarashi/article25082396.ece |access-date=22 February 2019 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
|''Ushnarashi''
|
|-
|2019
|[[V. J. James]]<ref>{{cite news|title=VJ James bags Vayalar Literary Award for his novel ‘Nireeshwaran’ |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/vj-james-bags-vayalar-literary-award-for-his-novel-nireeshwaran--1.4154101 |access-date=28 September 2019 |newspaper=Mathrubhumi |date=28 September 2019}}</ref>
|''Nireeshwaran''
| [[File:Vj james.jpg|80px]]
|-
|2020
|[[Ezhacherry Ramachandran]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2020 |title=Vayalar award for Ezhacheri Ramachandran |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vayalar-award-for-ezhacheri-ramachandran/article32821645.ece |access-date=11 October 2020 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|''Oru Virginian Veyilkaalam''
|[[File:EzhacheryDSC 0116.jpg|80px]]
|-
|2021
|[[Benyamin (writer)|Benyamin]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2021 |title=Vayalar Award for Benyamin |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vayalar-award-for-benyamin/article36912743.ece |access-date=21 November 2021 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
|''Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal''
|[[File:Benyamin 1.jpg|80px]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Malayalam literary awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}}
{{Vayalar Awards}}

[[Category:Indian literary awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1977]]
[[Category:Malayalam literary awards]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Kerala]]

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