Sahitya Akademi Award Winners List For Tamil Language

Sahitya Akademi Awards for Tamil Language is being presented nationally. This award is given to those great literary hands which have proven their work much different from all. Sahitya Academy Award Winners List for Tamil Language year wise is given below in the table.  From year 1955, the award is being given to writers. Till last year the list is updated-

Year Work Category Author Name
1955 Tamil Inbam Essays R. P. Sethu Pillai
1956 Alai Osai Novel Kalki Krishnamurthy
1958 Chakravarti Tirumagan Ramayana retold in prose C. Rajagopalachari
1961 Agal Vilakku Novel Mu. Varadarajan
1962 Akkarai Cheemaiyil Travelogue Somu Mi. Pa. Somasundaram
1963 Vengaiyin Maindhan Novel Akilan (P.V. Akilandam)
1965 Sri Ramanujar Biography P. Sri Acharya
1966 Vallalar Kanda Orumaippadu Biography M. P. Sivagnanam (Ma. Po. Si.)
1967 Virar Ulagam Literary criticism K. V. Jagannathan
1968 Vellai Paravai Poetry A. Srinivasa Raghavan
1969 Pisirantaiyar Play Bharatidasan
1970 Anbalippu Short Stories Ku. Alagirisami
1971 Samudaya Veedhi Novel Na. Parthasarathy
1972 Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal Novel D. Jayakanthan
1973 Verukku Neer Novel Rajam Krishnan
1974 Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam Literary criticism K. D. Thirunavukkarasu
1975 Tharkkala Tamizh Illakkiyam Literary criticism R. Dhandayudham
1977 Kuruthip Punal Novel Indira Parthasarathy
1978 Pudukavithaiyin Thottramum Valarchiyum Criticism Vallikannan
1979 Sakthi Vaithiyam Short Stories Thi. Janakiraman
1980 Cheraman Kadali Novel Kannadasan
1981 Puthiya Urai Nadai Criticism M. Ramalingam
1982 Manikkodikalam Literary history B. S. Ramaiya
1983 Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum Literary criticism T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan
1984 Oru Kaveriyai Pola Novel Lakshmi Thiripurasundari
1985 Kamban: Putiya Parvai Literary criticism A. S. Gnanasambandan
1986 Ilakkiyathukku oru Iyakkam Literary criticism Ka. Naa. Subramaniam
1987 Mudalil Iravu Varum Short stories “Aadhavan” Sundaram
1988 Vazhum Valluvam Literary criticism V. C. Kulandaiswamy
1989 Chintanadi Autobiographical Essays L. S. Ramamirtham (la. sa. ra)
1990 Veril Pazhutha Pala Novel Su. Samuthiram
1991 Gopallapurathu Makkal Novel Ki. Rajanarayanan
1992 Kutralakurinji Historic Novel Kovi. Manisekaran
1993 Kathukal Novel M. V. Venkatram
1994 Pudhiya Dharsanangal Novel Ponneelan (Kandeswara Bhaktavatsalan)
1995 Vanam Vasappadum Novel Prapanchan
1996 Appavin Snehidar Short Stories Ashoka Mitran
1997 Chaivu Narkali Novel Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
1998 Visaranai Commission Novel Sa. Kandasamy
1999 Aalapanai Poetry S. Abdul Rahman
2000 Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal Criticism Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran
2001 Sutanthira Daagam Novel C. S. Chellappa
2002 Oru Giraamattu Nadi Poems Sirpi Balasubramaniam
2003 Kallikattu Ithikasam Novel R. Vairamuthu
2004 Vanakkam Valluva Poetry Tamilanban
2005 Kalmaram Novel G. Thilakavathi
2006 Akayathukku Aduthaveedu Poetry Mu. Metha
2007 Ilai Uthir Kaalam Novel Neela Padmanabhan
2008 Minsarapoo Short Stories Melanmai Ponnusamy
2009 Kaioppam Poetry Puviarasu
2010 Soodiya poo soodarka Short story collection Nanjil Nadan
2011 Kaval Kottam Novel Su. Venkatesan
2012 Thol Novel D.Selvaraj
2013 korkai Novel Joe D Cruz
2014 Agngnaadi Novel Poomani

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