2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards

The 2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 15 February 2021.^[1] The award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit.

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Awarded for	Outstanding books of literary merit
Date	15 February 2021
Location	Trichur
Country	India
Presented by	Kerala Sahitya Akademi
First award	1958
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Winners

Category	Recipient	Work	Image
Poetry	P. Raman	Rathri Panthrandarakkoru Tharat
	M. R. Renukumar	Kothiyan
Novel	S. Hareesh	Meesha[2]
Story	Vinoy Thomas	Ramachi
Drama	Sajitha Madathil	Arangile Mathsyagandhikal
	Jisha Abhinaya	Eli Eli Lama Sabaktani
Literary Criticism	Dr. K. M. Anil	Pantharum Vazhiyambalangalum
Biography and Autobiography	M. G. S. Narayanan	Jalakangal: Oru Charithranweshiyude Vazhikal Kazhchakal
Travelogue	Arun Ezhuthachan	Vishudha Papangalude India
Humour	Sathyan Anthikad	Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi
Children's Literature	K. R. Viswanathan	Hisaga
Scholarly Literature	R. V. G. Menon	Shastra Sankethika Vidyakalude Charithram
Translation	K. Aravindakshan	Gautama Buddhante Parinirvanam
Overall Contributions	Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose Palakkeezh Narayanan P. Appukuttan Rosemary U. Kalanathan C. P. Aboobacker