Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a book of humour of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. [1][2]

Awardees

Year Book Writer Image
1992 School Diary Akbar Kakkattil
1993 Jivithahladathinte Niranilavu O. P. Joseph
1994 Irukaali Mootakal C. P. Nair
1995 Kinchana Varthamanam Chemmanam Chacko
1996 Vayil Vannathu Kothakku Pattu Sukumar
1998 Nanavidham K. Narayanan Nair
1999 Ambada Njane P. Subbaiah Pillai
2000 Kalikolam Krishna Pujappura
2001 Padachonikku Salam Kozhikodan
2002 Nothing Official Jiji Thomson
2003 Snehapoorvam Panachi Jose Panachippuram
2004 Collector Kathayezhuthukayanu P. C. Sanal Kumar
2005 19, Kanal Road Sreebala K. Menon
2006 Vikatavani Nandakishore
2008 Kariyachante Lokam K. L. Mohana Varma
2009 Ronald Reaganum Balan Mashum Marshal
2010 Sri Bhuthanathavilasam Nair Hotel C. R. Omanakuttan
2011[3] Kaliyum Karyavum Lalithambika
2012[4] Oru Nano Kinavu P. P. Hameed
2013[5] Malayala Peruma Dr. P. Sethumadhavan
2014[6] Mazha Peythu Thorumpol T. G. Vijayakumar
2015[7] Vedi Vattom Dr. S. D. P. Namboothiri
2016[8] Chila Nattukaryangal Muralee Thummarukudy
2017[9] Ezhuthanukaranam Anuranangalum Chowallur Krishnankutty
2018[10] Who is Afraid of V. K. N. V. K. K. Ramesh
2019[11] Eeswaran Mathram Sakshi Sathyan Anthikad
2020[12] Irinjalakudakku Chuttum Innocent
2021[13] Aa For Annama Ann Palee
2022[14] Oru Kumarakamkarante Kuruthamketta Likhithangal Jayant Kamicheril
2023[15] Varanadan Kathakal Suneesh Varanad
  • Notes: No awards in this category in 1997 and 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " Archived 2013-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  5. ^ "2013 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "2014 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi award goes to V J James's 'Nireeswaran'". Malayala Manorama. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Akademi fellowships for Mukundan, Sankara Pillai". The Hindu. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for P. Valsala, N.V.P. Unithiri". The Hindu. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ^ "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, V Shinilal's 'Sambarkkakranthi' best novel". Mathrubhumi. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships announced". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.