Muttathu Varkey Award

Muttathu Varkey Award for contributions to the field of Malayalam literature is instituted by the Muttattu Varkey Foundation in memory of novelist Muttathu Varkey. The award was instituted in 1992 and as of 2012, it carries a purse of ₹50000, a citation, and a statuette. The awards are usually announced on 28 April (the birth anniversary of Varkey) and presented on 28 May (the death anniversary of Varkey) every year.

Muttathu Varkey Award
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded for	Literary award in India
Sponsored by	Muttattu Varkey Foundation
Reward(s)	₹50,000, citation, a statuette
First award	1992
Final award	2019
Highlights
Total awarded	22
First winner	O. V. Vijayan
Last winner	Benyamin
Website	www.muttathuvarkey.com/foundation

The award was instituted as a recognition of the writer's (particularly novelists) body of work rather than any one title. In 2015, K. Satchidanandan became the first poet to be selected for the award. The year 2015 was the 75th anniversary of Muttathu Varkey’s debut into Malayalam literature with a poem titled ‘‘Aathmanjali’’ and so it was decided to have the award be given to poetry. In 2016 and 2017, the award was given for screenplay writing and notably in recognition for a particular work unlike previous years.

Awardees

Year	Recipient	Remarks	Ref.
1992	O. V. Vijayan	Khasakinte ethihasam
1993	Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1994	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
1995	Kovilan
1996	Kakkanadan
1997	V. K. N.
1998	M. Mukundan
1999	Punathil Kunjabdulla
2000	Anand
2001	N. P. Mohammed
2002	Ponkunnam Varkey
2003	Sethu		[1]
2004	C. Radhakrishnan		[2]
2005	Zacharia		[3]
2006	Kamala Surayya (Madhavikkutty)		[4]
2007	T. Padmanabhan		[5]
2008	M. Sukumaran		[6]
2009	N. S. Madhavan		[7]
2010	P. Valsala		[8]
2011	Sarah Joseph	Paapathara	[9]
2012	N. Prabhakaran	For Overall contribution	[10]
2013	C. V. Balakrishnan		[11]
2014	Asokan Charuvil		[12]
2015	K. Satchidanandan	"Malayalam"(Poem)	[13]
2016	K. G. George	Work: Irakal	[14]
2017	T. V. Chandran	Work: Ponthan Mada	[15]
2018	K. R. Meera	Work: Aarachar	[16]
2019	Benyamin		[17]