The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a drama of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award."Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 28 April 2014."Literary Awards" . Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

Awardees Year Book Author Image 1958 Azhimukhathekku N. Krishna Pillai 1959 Mudiyanaya Puthran Thoppil Bhasi 1960 Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhumi Thoppil Bhasi 1961 Iblisukalude Naattil N. P. Chellappan Nair 1962 Kanchana Sita C. N. Sreekantan Nair 1963 Kakkapponnu S. L. Puram Sadanandan 1964 Rail Palangal G. Sankara Pillai 1965 Kafir K. T. Muhammed 1966 Prethalokam N. N. Pillai 1967 Swathi Thirunal Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai 1968 Pulivaal P. K. Veeraraghavan Nair 1969 U. D. Clarke P. Gangadharan Nair 1970 Mathruka Manushyan Kainikkara Kumara Pillai 1971 Ahalya P. R. Chandran 1972 Pralayam Omchery N. N. Pillai 1973 Kuppikkalukal P. V. Kuriakose 1974 Chaverppada Aziz 1975 Nadaka Chakram Kavalam Narayana Panicker 1976 Samasya K. S. Namboothiri 1977 Vishwaroopam Surasu 1978 Jwalanam C. L. Jose 1979 Sakshi T. N. Gopinathan Nair 1980 Jathugriham Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair 1981 Perumthachan T. M. Abraham 1982 Gopuranadayil M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1983 Agni Vayala Vasudevan Pillai 1984 Nikumbhila Kadavoor G. Chandran Pillai 1985 Souparnika Narendra Prasad 1986 Dakshinayanam T. P. Sukumaran 1987 Moonnu Vayassanmar C. P. Rajasekharan 1988 Pulijanmam N. Prabhakaran 1989 Paavam Usman P. Balachandran 1990 Swathi Thirunal Pirappancode Murali 1991 Abhimatham Vasu Pradeep 1992 Mandelakku Snehapoorvam Winny P. M. Antony 1993 Mounam Nimitham N. N. Ganesh 1994 Narabhojikal Paravur George 1995 Samathalam Mullanezhi 1996 Madhya Dharanazhi Joy Mathew 1997 Rajasabha Ibrahim Vengara 1998 Gandhi K. Satchidanandan 1999 Vanibham N. Sasidharan 2000 Che Guevara Karivellur Murali 2001 Padaprashnangalkkidayil Avalum Ayaalum Satheesh K. Satheesh 2002 Amaravati Sub-treasury Sreemoolanagaram Mohan 2003 Vannanthye Kaanaam Thuppettan 2004 Viralppadu Sri Janardhanan 2005 Ororo Kaalathilum Sreeja K. V. 2006 Sadrisha Vakyangal C. Gopan 2007 Dravida Nritham Francis T. Mavelikkara 2008 Pathinettu Natakangal Jayaprakash Kuloor 2009 Swathanthryam Thanne Jeevitham K. M. Raghavan Nambiar 2010 Maram Peyyunnu A. Santha Kumar 2011"Sahitya Akademi awards announced" . The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014. Cholliyattam Balasubrahmanian 2012"Jayachandran Nair and Santhosh Kumar get Sahithya academy award " . Mathrubhumi. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014. Mariman Kanni M. N. Vinayakumar 2013 Jinnu Krishnan Rafeekh Mangalassery 2014 Ettettu Malayalan V. K. Prabhakaran 2015 Mathi Jino Joseph 2016 Lalla Samkutty Pattomkary 2017 Swadeshabhimani S. V. Venugopan Nair 2018 Choottum Koottum Rajmohan Neeleswaram 2019 Arangile Mathsyagandhikal Sajitha Madathil Eli Eli Lama Sabaktani Jisha Abhinaya 2020 Dwayam Sreejith Poyilkkavu 2021 Namukku Jeevitham Parayam Pradeep Mandur 2022 Kumaru Emil Madhavi 2023 E for Oedipus Gireesh P. C. 2024 Pithalashalabham Sasidharan Naduvil

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