Vallathol Award is a literary award given by the Vallathol Sahithya Samithi for contribution to

Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six Classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a S ...

. The award was instituted in 1991 in memory of

Vallathol Narayana Menon Vallathol Narayana Menon (Malayalam: വള്ളത്തോൾ നാരായണ മേനോൻ) (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a Malayalam poet and one of the triumvirate of modern Malayalam poetry, along with Asan and Ulloor ...

, one of the modern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of 1,11,111 and a plaque.

Awardees

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{{Malayalam Literature , state=collapsed Indian literary awards Awards established in 1991 Malayalam literary awards 1991 establishments in India