Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award Winners
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Awardis a prestigious Malayalam literary award presented to poets for their major contributions to Malayalam poetry.
In2015, the Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Foundation established the prize in honour of the great Malayalam poet and political and cultural activistKadammanitta Ramakrishnan, recognised for his pwerful and folk-inspired poetry.
The award carries a monetary award of ₹55,555, a plaquedesigned by Bhattathiri, and a citation.
O. N. V. Kurupwas thefirst recipientof this prize in 2015,andtheLast Recipient of Kadammanitta Awardin2025isDr. M. Leelavathy.
List of Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award Recipients
Year | Recipient ---------------------------------------- Year: 2015 Recipient: O. N. V. Kurup --- Year: 2016 Recipient: Ashok Vajpeyi --- Year: 2017 Recipient: V. Madhusoodanan Nair --- Year: 2018 Recipient: Chandrashekhara Kambara --- Year: 2019 Recipient: Sugathakumari --- Year: 2020 Recipient: K. G. Sankara Pillai --- Year: 2023 Recipient: Prabha Varma --- Year: 2025 Recipient: Dr. M. Leelavathy ---