Recipients of the Ezhuthachan Award

Indian author and poet (1934–2009)

Indian writer and poet (1909–2004)

Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist, who was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, India.

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)

Indian writer (1931–2016)

Indian writer (1926–2020)

novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999)

Indian writer and academic

Indian cartoonist

Indian writer (1926-2012)

Indian writer

Kandanisseri Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010) or V. V. Ayyappan, better known by his pen name Kovilan, was an Indian Malayalam language novelist and freedom fighter from Kerala. He is considered one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Indian literature. In all, he had authored 11 novels, 10 collections of short stories, three essays and a play.

Indian short story writer

Indian poet and translator

Indian writer