Kerala awards are state-level civilian awards instituted by the Government of Kerala, India on the model of the Padma awards instituted by the Government of India.
Established in 2021, the awards are conferred on individuals who have made "priceless contribution to the society". The awardees are announced every year on 1 November, which is observed as the Kerala Piravi.
Categories
The Kerala awards are of three categories.
Kerala Jyothi: This is the highest award and will be conferred only on one person. Kerala Prabha: This is the second highest award and is conferred on three individuals. Kerala Sree: This is the third highest award and is conferred on six persons.
The awardees are to be selected by a special award committee after scrutiny by two subordinate committees and would be distributed in a ceremony that would be held in the Lok Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor.
Awardees The winners of the maiden Kerala awards were announced on 1 November 2022.
Kerala Jyothi awardees Year Image Recipient Occupation 2022M. T. Vasudevan NairWriter2023T. PadmanabhanWriter2024M. K. SanuWriter2025M. R. Raghava VarierEpigraphist
Kerala Prabha awardees Year Image Recipient(s) Occupation 2022Mammootty(arts)ActorOmchery N. N. Pillai(arts, drama, social service, public service)PlaywrightT Madhava Menon(civil service, social service)Former Civil Servant and Social Worker2023Fathima BeeviJustice of the Supreme CourtSoorya KrishnamoorthyArtist, Philanthropist and Scientist2024S. Somanath(science, engineering)Former chairman of ISRO P. BhuvaneswariAgriculture2025 Rajashree Warrier(arts)Dancer, Musician and Writer P. B. AneeshAgriculture
Kerala Sree awardees Year Image Recipient(s) Occupation 2022Gopinath Muthukad(social service, arts)MagicianKanayi Kunhiraman(arts)SculptorKochouseph Chittilappilly(social service, industry)IndustrialistM. P. Parameswaran(science, social service)ScientistSathyabhama Das Biju(science)Amphibian BiologistVaikom Vijayalakshmi(arts)Singer2023Punalur Somarajan Social ServiceV. P. Gangadharan(health)OncologistRavi D. C. (industry and commerce)IndustrialistK. M. ChandrasekharCivil ServiceRamesh Narayan(art, music)Classical Vocalist2024Vimala Menon(art)MohiniyattamDr. T. K. JayakumarHealthNarayana BhattathiriCalligraphy Sanju Samson(sports)CricketerShyja BabySocial ServiceV. K. MathewsIndustry, Commerce2025Shashi KumarMediaShahal Hassan Musaliar EducationM.K. Vimal GovindStart-upsJilumol Mariyat ThomasVarious fieldsAbhilash TomySports
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of India
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