Padmaprabha Literary Award

Padmaprabha Literary Award for contributions to the field of Malayalam literature is instituted by the Padmaprabha Foundation. A prestigious literary prize in Malayalam, the award was instituted in memory of freedom fighter and socialist Padmaprabha. It carries a purse of Rs 75,000, a gem-studded ring and plaque. The awards are announced every year.

List of winners

 * 1996 Unnikrishnan Puthoor
 * 1997 Ponkunnam Varkey
 * 1998 M. Achuthan
 * 1999 M. Leelavathi
 * 2000 N. P. Muhammed
 * 2001 Kakkanadan
 * 2002 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
 * 2003 K. T. Muhammed
 * 2004 O. N. V. Kurup
 * 2005 P. Valsala
 * 2006 C. Radhakrishnan
 * 2007 U. A. Khader
 * 2008 K. Satchidanandan
 * 2009 N. S. Madhavan
 * 2010 M. K. Sanu
 * 2011 Sarah Joseph
 * 2012 Vijayalakshmi
 * 2013 C. V. Balakrishnan
 * 2014 Benyamin
 * 2015 V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
 * 2016 Prabha Varma
 * 2018 Kalpatta Narayanan
 * 2019 Santhosh Echikkanam
 * 2020 Sreekumaran Thampi
 * 2023 Subhash Chandran