Edasseri Award

Edasseri Award is an Indian literary award given to outstanding literary works produced in Malayalam language. The award was instituted in 1982 by Edasseri Smaraka Samithi in memory of Malayalam poet Edasseri Govindan Nair.^[1] Each year a separate branch of literature, like poetry, novel, short-story etc., is considered for the award. A short-list is prepared after a preliminary scrutiny of the manuscripts and/or printed books received for consideration, and a three-member jury decides the work for award out of this short-listed selection.^{[citation needed]}

Edasseri Award
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded for	Literary award in India
Sponsored by	Edasseri Smaraka Samithi, Ponnani
First award	1982
Final award	2021
Highlights
First winner	N. K. Desam
Website	www.edasseri.org

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Work	Ref.
1982	N. K. Desam	Ullekham	[2]
1983	S. Ramesan Nair	Soorya Hridayam
1984	S. V. Venugopan Nair	Rekhayillatha Oral
1985	Nellikkal Muraleedharan	Purappad
1986	Ashitha	Vismaya Chhihnangal
1987	Nalini Bekal	Moochilottamma
1988	N. P. Hafis Muhamed	Poovum Puzhayum
1989	K. P. Ramanunni	Sufi Paranja Katha
1990	Paul Kallanode	Aalparppillatha Veedu
1991	A. V. Sreekanta Poduval	Venuganam
1992	Karimpuzha Ramachandran	Sloka Kacheri
1993	Sreedharanunni	Vazhi
1994	Joy Mathew	Madhyadharanyazhi
1995	Ashokan Charuvil	Oru Ratrikku Oru Pakal
1996	M. Krishnan Namboodiri	Akshara Soundaryam
1997	P. Udaya Bhanu	Atanja Vathil
1998	K. Raghunath	Samadhanathinnu Vendiyulla Yudhangal
1999	Sathish K. Sathish	Rose Mary Parayanirunnathu
2000	Ambikasuthan Mangad	Commercial Break
2001	Prameela Devi	Vatakaveettile Sandhya
2002	C. Ashraf	Chila Visudha Janmangalude Viseshangal
2003	M. Kamaruddin	Puthiya Niyamam
2004	Haridas Karivallur	Jeevitham Thudakkan Oru Thoovala
2005	Divakaran Vishnumangalam	Jeevante Button
2006	Budhanoor Raghunath	Kuthirakkarante Makan
2007	B. Sandhya	Neelakoduveliyude Kavalkkari
2008	Susmesh Chandroth	Swarnamahal
2010	P. M. Govindanunni	Amaratharakam
2011	P. Vijayakumar	Mahayathra
2012	Raphael Thaikattil	Munnootti Ambathi Nalilekku Neengunna Yatrakal	[3]
2013	M. R. Raghava Varier	Malayalakavitha:AdhunikathayumParambaryvum
2014	Unnikrishnan Cheruthuruthy	Dehali
2015	N. Rajan	Moonnu Mudivettukar
	Shahina E. K.	Puthumazha choorulla chumbanangal
	T. P. Venugopalan	Kunnumpuram Karnival
2016	Valsalan Vathusseri	Malayala Sahitya Niroopanam	[4]
	A. N. Krishnan	Atarukal, Atayalangal Arthasamvadam
	Mini Prasad	Penkathakalude Feminist Vayana
	S. Girishkumar	Gandhamadanagirinirakalil
2018	Prabha Varma	Aparigraham	[5]
	Lopa	Vaikkolppava
	Kanimol	Nilathezhuthu
	Aryambika S. V.	Kattilodunna Theevandi
2019	Unni R.	Vaank	[6]
	G. R. Indugopan	Kollappatti Daya
	V. R. Sudheesh	Penkathakalude Feminist Vayana
	E. Sandhya	Anantharam Charulatha
2020	Dr. P. Soman	Vyloppilli Kavitha Oru Idathupaksha Vayana	[7]
	Dr. N. Ajayakumar	Vakkile Nerangal
	Dr. S. S. Sreekumar	Kavithayude Vidvamsakatha
	Dr. E. M. Suraja	Kavithayile Kaalavum Kaalpadukalum
2021	K. V. Sarathchandran	Vithakkunnavante Upama[8]	[9]
	Rajmohan Neeleswaram	Jeevitham Thunnumpol
	Emil Madhavi	Kumaru