Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Award for contributions to Performing arts
Awarded for	Award for performing arts in Kerala
Sponsored by	Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
First awarded	1962
Last awarded	2022
← Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is an award given by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala. Instituted in 1962, the awards are given in the categories of music, dance, theatre, other traditional arts, and for contribution/scholarship in performing arts. The award consists of Rs. 30,000, a citation and a plaque.^[1] The recipients of the award are also conferred the title Kalasree.

List of recipients

The recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in various categories of performing arts have been listed below:

Classical Music

1962 – M. A. Kalyanakrishna Bhagavathar
1962 – K. S. Narayanaswamy (Veena)
1964 – Ambalapuzha Sankaranarayana Panicker
1964 – Ambalapuzha Gopalakrishna Panicker
1966 – M. D. Ramanathan
1969 – Kottaram Sankunny Nair (Harmonium)
1971 – Palghat K. V. Narayanaswamy
1971 – Mavelikkara Krishnankutty Nair (Mridangam)
1972 – C. S. Krishna Iyer
1972 – Parur Sundaram Iyer (Violin)
1972 – Thiruvizha Raghavan Pillai (Nadaswaram)
1973 – Vaikom Vasudevan Nair
1973 – Chunangad Appu Iyer (Mridangam)
1974 – Puthucode Krishnamoorthy
1975 – Kaviyoor C. K. Revamma
1976 – Cherthala Gopalan Nair
1976 – Chittoor Sankara Panicker (Nadaswaram)
1977 – Parassala B. Ponnammal
1978 – L. P. R. Varma
1979 – K. R. Kedaranathan
1981 – Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
1981 – Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair (Mridangam)
1982 – Trivandrum R. Venkataraman (Veena)
1982 – Kamala Kailasanathan
1982 – Mavelikkara Sankarankutty Nair (Mridangam)
1983 – P. Leela
1983 – M. K. Kalyana Krishna Bhagavathar (Veena)
1983 – T. V. Gopalakrishnan (Mridangam)
1983 – P. K. Sankaran (Nadaswaram)
1985 – Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma
1985 – Mavelikkara S. R. Raju (Mridangam)
1986 – Vechoor Harihara Subramania Iyer
1987 – Trichur V. Ramachandran
1988 – V. V. Subrahmanyam (Violin)
1989 – Mangad K. Natesan
1990 – Renuka Girijan
1991 – K. G. Jayan
1992 – Palkulangara Ambika Devi
1992 – Tripunithura G. Narayana Swamy (Mridangam)
1993 – P. R. Kumara Kerala Varma
1993 – Rajeswari Menon (Veena)
1994 – A. K. Raveendranath
1994 – S. Hariharan Nair
1995 – Trivandrum R. Krishnaswamy
1995 – Puthukode S. Krishna (Mridangam)
1996 – Pala C. K. Ramachandran
1996 – Aranmula Govindankutty (Thakil)
1996 – Malabar Sukumaran Bhagavathar
1997 – K. Omanakutty (Vocal)
1997 – Tripunithura N. Radhakrishnan (Ghatam)
1997 – Pappukutty Bhagavathar
1998 – Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran (Vocal)
1998 – T. S. Babu (Violin)
1998 – Trivandrum V. Surendran (Mridangam)
1999 – K. S. Gopalakrishnan (Pullamkuzhal)
1999 – Tripunithura Lalitha (Vocal)
2000 – Sukumari Narendra Menon (Vocal)
2000 – Parassala Ravi (Mridangam)
2000 – Nedumangad Sivanandan (Violin)
2000 – Ambilikuttan (Vocal)
2001 – Gopalan Nair (Ganjira)
2001 – Vettikavala K. N. Sasikumar (Nadaswaram)
2002 – Ananthalakshmi Venkitaraman (Vocal)
2002 – Aryanad G. Sadasivan (Vocal)
2002 – V. Balakrishnan Potty (Veena)
2003 – N. P. Ramaswami (Vocal)
2003 – Mathangi Sathyamoorthy (Vocal)
2003 – T. V. Ramani (Violin)
2004 – Leelamani Radhakrishnan (Vocal)
2004 – Thiruvizha Sivanandan (Violin)
2004 – S. Sai Babu (Violin)
2004 – K. R. Anto (Flute)
2004 – Cherthala N. Sreekumar Varma (Mridangam)
2005 – Malini Hariharan (Vocal)
2005 – A. Ananthapadmanabhan (Veena)
2005 – Guruvayur Dwari (Mridangam)
2005 – Trichur P. Govindankutty (Nadaswaram)
2006 – G. Seethalakshmi Ammal (Vocal)^[2]
2006 – Pazhayannur K. G. Krishnankutty (Nadaswaram)^[2]
2006 – Trichur C. Rajendran (Violin)^[2]
2006 – Alappuzha Chandrasekharan Nair (Thalavadyam)^[2]
2007 – Chalakudy N. S. Balakrishnan
2007 – Varkala C. S. Jayaram
2007 – Thuravoor R. Narayana Panicker (Nadaswaram)
2007 – N. Hari (Mridangam)
2008 – Mukhathala Sivaji^[3]
2008 – T. M. Abdul Azeez (Violin)^[3]
2008 – Neyyattinkara Krishnan (Mukharsangh)^[3]
2008 – Kalyani Menon^[3]
2009 – Ayamkudi Mani
2009 – T. H. Subramaniam (Violin)
2009 – R. Karuna Moorthy (Thakil)
2009 – Palakkad K. Jayakrishnan (Mridangam)
2010 – Shertallay K. N. Renganatha Sharma (Vocal)
2010 – K. V. Prasad (Mridangam)
2010 – T. H. Lalitha (Violin)
2011 – Kavalam Sreekumar^[4]
2011 – Ramesh Narayan^[4]
2011 – Orumanayoor O. K. Gopi (Nadaswaram)^[4]
2012 – Trivandrum Krishnakumar^[5]
2012 – Binni Krishnakumar^[5]
2012 – Vanaja Sankar^[5]
2013 – Sreevalsan J. Menon^[6]
2013 – M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri^[6]
2013 – Kuzhalmannam G. Ramakrishnan (Mridangam)^[6]
2013 – Adichanallur Anilkumar (Ghatam)^[6]
2014 – P. Unnikrishnan (Carnatic Music)^[7]
2014 – Paul Poovathingal (Carnatic Music)^[7]
2014 – Attukal Balasubramaniam (Violin)^[7]
2014 – G. Babu (Mridangam)^[7]
2015 – Mavelikkara P. Subramaniam^[8]
2015 – S. R. Mahadeva Sarma (Violin)^[8]
2015 – S. R. Rajasree (Violin)^[8]
2015 – Nanjil A. R. Arul (Mridangam)^[8]
2016 – V. V. Ravi (Violin)^[9]
2016 – Trivandrum R. Vaidhyanathan (Mridangam)^[9]
2016 – Adoor P. Sudarsanan (Carnatic Music)^[9]
2017 – M. Narmadha (Violin)^[1]
2017 – Cherthala R Jayadevan (Mridangam)^[1]
2017 – Thamarakkad Govindan Namboothiri (Carnatic Music)^[1]
2018 – Arakkal Nandakumar (Music)^[10]
2018 – Retnasree Iyer (Tabla)^[11]
2019 – Nemmara N. R. Kannan (Nadaswaram)^[12]
2019 – Anayadi Prasad (Music)^[12]
2020 – K. Venkitaraman (Vocal)^[13]
2020 – Babu Narayanan (Violin)^[13]
2020 – Premkumar Vadakara (Music Direction)^[13]
2021 – Kollam V. Sajikumar (Vocal)^[14]
2021 – N. P. Prabhakaran (Music)^[14]
2022 – Palakkad Sreeram (Classical Music)^[15]
2022 – Thiruvizha Viju S. Anand (Violin)^[15]
2022 – Alappuzha S. Vijayakumar (Thavil)^[15]
2022 – Prakash Ulleri (Harmonium/Keyboard)^[15]

Drama

1962 – Mavelikkara Ponnamma
1966 – Sebastian Kunjukunju Bhagavathar
1969 – Artist P. J. Cherian
1969 – N. N. Pillai
1971 – Kodungallur Ammini Amma
1972 – Swami Brahmavruthan
1973 – N. Krishna Pillai
1973 – Oachira P. K. Sankarankutty Nair
1974 – Pariyanampatta Divakaran
1974 – C. K. Rajam
1975 – T. R. Sukumaran Nair
1975 – K. P. A. C. Sulochana
1976 – K. V. Neelakantan Nair (Green Room)
1976 – Vijayakumari
1977 – Kunjandi
1977 – Omana
1978 – Kalaikkal Kumaran
1978 – Kozhikode Santha Devi
1978 – Artist Kesavan (Rangasilpam)
1979 – Thoppil Krishna Pillai
1979 – Chachappan
1980 – Vasu Pradeep
1980 – Mavelikkara Kamalamma
1981 – K. M. Raghavan Nambiar
1981 – M. S. Namboothiri
1981 – Sudharma
1982 – Vaikom Mani
1982 – N. S. Ittan
1982 – O. Madhavan
1982 – T. P. Gopalan
1982 – Adoor Bhavani
1983 – Jagathy N. K. Achary
1983 – Nellimoodu K. Ramakrishna Pillai (Green Room)
1985 – V. T. Vikraman Nair
1986 – K. G. Sethunath
1987 – D. K. Chellappan
1989 – Changanassery Natarajan
1990 – Vakkom Shakeer
1991 – Pappukutty Bhagavathar
1991 – William D'Cruz
1991 – S. L. Puram Sadanandan
1991 – P. N. Nanappan
1992 – Sreemoolanagaram Mohan
1993 – P. R. Chandran
1993 – T. M. Abraham
1994 – Kadavoor G. Chandran Pillai
1994 – Madavoor Bhasi
1994 – Trichur Elsi
1995 – P. K. Venukuttan Nair
1995 – Ibrahim Vengara
1996 – P. K. Raghavan
1996 – K. G. Devaki Amma
1997 – K. Thayat
1997 – Maya Narayanan
1997 – Saithan Joseph^[16]^[17]
1998 – T. V. Gopinath (Direction)
1998 – N. G. Panicker
1999 – K. M. Dharman (Direction)
1999 – K. P. A. C. Rajamma (Actress)
2000 – K. K. Jacob
2000 – N. Somasundaram
2001 – K. S. Namboothiri (Script)
2002 – Nilambur Ayisha
2002 – Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
2002 – P. V. Kuriakose (Script)
2003 – A. A. Chandrahasan
2003 – V. Chandransekharan Vaidyar
2004 – Paravur George^[18]
2004 – K. P. A. C. Sunny
2004 – Krishnakumari
2005 – M. S. Warrier
2005 – Ammini Ernest
2005 – Nelson Fernandez (Script, Direction)
2006 – Sreedharan Nileshwaram^[2]
2006 – Leela Panicker^[2]
2006 – Karivellur Murali (Script)^[2]
2007 – Haridas Cherukunnu
2007 – V. R. Santha
2008 – C. L. Jose (Script)^[3]
2008 – Karakulam Chandran (Direction)^[3]
2008 – P. Balachandran (Script)^[3]
2008 – Sreekala V. K.^[3]
2009 – P. Gangadharan (Direction)
2009 – Savithri Sreedharan (Actress)
2009 – Sathish Sangamithra (Actor, Direction)
2009 – G. Gopalakrishnan (Script)
2010 – Geetha Salam
2010 – Jayaraj Warrier (Drama, Caricature)
2010 – K. P. Gopalan (Direction)
2010 – A. E. Ashraf (Light)
2011 – Meenambalam Santhosh^[19]
2011 – Deepan Sivaraman^[4]
2011 – K. G. Ramu (Make-up)^[4]
2012 – Adv. Manilal (Script)^[5]
2012 – Abhilash Pillai (Director)^[5]
2012 – Pattanam Rasheed (Make-up)^[5]
2013 – Ramesh Varma (Direction)^[6]
2013 – Rajan Kizhakkanela (Script)^[6]
2014 – Prof. Aliyar V. Kunju^[7]
2014 – Manu Jose^[7]
2014 – R. Sudhakaran^[7]
2014 – Shibu S. Kottaram
2015 – Sherly Somasundharam (Children's Drama)^[8]
2015 – Geetha Rangaprabhath (Children's Drama)^[8]
2015 – Francis T. Mavelikkara^[8]
2015 – Girish Sopanam^[8]
2015 – Sreekanth^[8]
2015 – Jose Koshy (Lighting)^[8]
2015 – Pradeep Thalayal (Sound arrangement)^[8]
2016 – Kozhikode Sarada (Actress)^[9]
2016 – A. Santha Kumar (Script, Direction)^[9]
2016 – C. K. Sasi (Script)^[9]
2017 – Jayaprakash Karyal^[1]
2017 – Kannur Vasutti^[1]
2017 – Pradeep Roy^[1]
2017 – Sandhya Rajendran^[1]
2018 – K. R. Ramesh^[10]
2018 – P. J. Unnikrishnan^[10]
2018 – Sasikumar Souparnika^[10]
2018 – M. V. Sherly^[10]
2019 – John Fernadaz^[12]
2019 – Narippatta Raju^[12]
2019 – K. P. Suveeran^[12]
2019 – Saheerali^[12]
2019 – Sajitha Madathil^[20]
2020 – Rajani Meloor^[13]
2020 – E. A. Rajendran^[13]
2020 – Pradeep Malavika^[13]
2020 – Sureshbabu T.^[13]
2020 – Gopalan Adat^[13]
2020 – C. N. Sreevalsan^[13]
2021 – Mangalan K. P. A. C. (Actor)^[14]
2021 – Maniyappan Aranmula^[14]
2021 – Babu Pallassery (Script, Direction, Actor)^[14]
2021 – A. N. Murugan (Actor)^[14]
2021 – Rajmohan Neeleswaram (Script, Direction)^[14]
2021 – Sudhi Nireeksha (Actress, Direction)^[14]
2022 – Valsan Nisari^[15]
2022 – Babu Annur^[15]
2022 – Suresh Babu Sreestha^[15]
2022 – Lenin Edakochi^[15]
2022 – Rajitha Madhu^[15]
2022 – Kottakkal Murali^[15]

Kathakali

1962 – Chenganoor Raman Pillai
1964 – Kurichi Kunjan Panicker
1964 – Manjeri Sankunni Nair (Madhalam)
1969 – Champakulam Pachu Pillai
1969 – Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair
1969 – Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair
1971 – Kalamandalam Neelakantan Nambisan
1971 – Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval (Chenda)
1972 – Guru Gopala Panicker
1973 – Kadathanattu Kochu Govindan Asan
1973 – Kottakkal Kuttan Marar (Chenda)
1973 – Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval (Madhalam)
1974 – Kavungal Sankarankutty Panicker
1976 – Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair
1977 – Cherthala Kuttappa Kurup (Music)
1978 – Pallippuram Gopalan Nair
1979 – Kottakkal Vasu Nedungadi (Music)
1980 – Kalamandalam Govinda Warrier (Make-up)
1981 – Thakazhi Kuttan Pillai (Music)
1981 – Chalakudy Narayanan Nambeesan (Madhalam)
1982 – K. P. Ramakrishna Panicker (Make-up)
1982 – Kalamandalam Achunni Poduval (Chenda)
1983 – Mekkara Narayanan Nair
1985 – Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
1985 – Chandra Mannadiyar (Chenda)
1986 – Oyoor Kochu Govinda Pillai
1987 – Kana Kannan Nair
1988 – Kannan Pattali
1989 – Mankompu Sivasankara Pillai
1991 – Guru Krishnankutty
1991 – Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair
1992 – Guru Kelu Nair
1993 – Cherthala Thankappa Panicker
1994 – Chandramana Govindan Namboothiri
1995 – Kalamandalam Gopi
1996 – Kottakkal Sivaraman
1997 – Kalamandalam Kesavan (Melam)
1998 – Kalamandalam Gangadharan (Music)
1999 – Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri (Vesham)
2000 – Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair (Vesham)
2001 – Pandalam Kerala Varma
2001 – Sadanam Sreedharan (Madhalam)
2001 – Varanasi Madhavan Namboothiri (Chenda)
2002 – Sadanam Krishnankutty (Vesham)
2003 – Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody
2003 – Thonnakkal Peethambaran
2005 – Mudakkal Gopinathan Nair (Music)
2006 – Kalamandalam K. G. Vasudevan (Vesham)^[2]
2009 – Kottakal Nandakumaran Nair (Vesham)
2009 – Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan (Music)
2010 – FACT Padmanabhan (Vesham)
2010 – Madambi Subramanian Namboodiri (Music)
2010 – Kalamandalam Narayanan Nair (Madhalam)
2010 – Mathoor Govindan Kutty (Vesham)
2011 – Inchakkad Ramachandran Pillai^[4]
2011 – Sreenarayanapuram Appu Marar (Chenda)^[4]
2012 – Kalamandalam V. Subramanian^[5]
2014 – Sadanam K. Harikumaran^[7]
2015 – Kuroor Vasudevan Namboodiri (Chenda)^[8]
2016 – Kottakkal Chandrasekhara Warrier (Vesham)^[21]
2016 – Kottakkal Madhu (Music)^[9]
2017 – Kalamandalam Oyur Ramachandran^[1]
2018 – Kalamandalam C. M. Balasubramanian^[10]
2018 – Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan (Chenda)^[10]
2018 – Pathiyoor Sankarankutty (Music)^[10]
2019 – Kalamandalam Rajasekharan^[12]
2019 – Kalamandalam C. V. Sukumaran^[12]

Mohiniyattam

1972 – Chinnammu Amma
1974 – Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma
1976 – Kalamandalam Satyabhama
1983 – Kalamandalam Ambika
1985 – Kalamandalam Sugandhi
1988 – Kalamandalam Sumathi
1990 – Kalamandalam Leelamma
1991 – Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
1993 – Kalamandalam Lakshmi
1997 – Kalamandalam Chandrika
1998 – Kala Vijayan
2003 – Nirmala Panicker
2004 – Kalamandalam Radhika
2005 – Shyamala Surendran
2006 – Deepti Omchery Bhalla^[2]
2007 – Neena Prasad
2008 – Gopika Varma^[3]
2008 – Pallavi Krishnan^[3]
2009 – Vinitha Nedungadi
2010 – Methil Devika
2011 – Sunanda Nair^[4]
2012 – Sreedevi Rajan^[5]
2013 – Vijayalakshmi^[6]
2014 – Smitha Rajan^[7]
2015 – Jayaprabha Menon^[8]
2016 – Kalamandalam Hymavathy^[9]
2017 – Kalamandalam Husnabhanu^[1]
2019 – Kalamandalam Rajalakshmi^[12]
2020 – Kavitha Krishnakumar^[13]
2021 – R. L. V. Ramakrishnan^[22]
2022 – Kalamandalam Sheeba Krishnakumar^[15]

Bharatanatyam

1975 – Kalamandalam Kshemavathy
1983 – Kalamandalam Saraswathy
1995 – Kalakshetra Vilasini
1996 – Kalamandalam Chandrika
2011 – Girija Chandran^[4]
2012 – Rajashree Warrier^[5]
2013 – Rama Vaidyanathan^[6]
2018 – Aswathy V. Nair^[10]
2019 – Uma Sathyanarayanan^[12]

Dance

1966 – Guru Gopinath
1973 – P. K.Poduval (Ottan Thullal)
1977 – Guru Chandrasekharan
1978 – Kottayam Chellappan^[23]
1979 – Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair
1980 – Vechoor Thankamani Pillai (Ottamthullal)
1981 – Shadow Gopinath
1982 – Tripunithura Madhava Menon
1986 – Dancer Sankarankutty
1987 – P. K. Vijayabhanu
1987 – K. T. Kumaran Asan (Ottan Thullal)
1988 – A. K. Sivaram
1989 – Kalamandalam Gangadharan
1989 – Thiruvalla Ponnamma (Ottan Thullal)
1990 – Tripunithura Aravindaksha Menon
1991 – K. S. Divakaran Nair (Ottan Thullal)
1992 – Nattuvar Parameswara Menon
1993 – Saraswathy Malhotra
1994 – Bhavani Chellappan
1996 – Kalamandalam Prabhakaran (Ottan Thullal)
1997 – Kalamandalam Devaki (Ottan Thullal)
1998 – N. V. Krishnan
1998 – Evoor Damodaran Nair (Ottan Thullal)
1999 – Guru Gopalakrishnan
1999 – Kusumam Gopalakrishnan
1999 – Oachira P. R. Sankarankutty
2000 – Ennakkad Narayanankutty
2000 – Manorama Balakrishnan
2000 – Kalamandalam Geethanandan (Ottan Thullal)
2001 – V. Mydhili
2002 – Kalamandalam Vanaja
2005 – Kalanilayam Govindankutty
2008 – S. Lekha Thankachi (Kerala Natanam)^[3]
2013 – Kalamandalam Vasudevan (Ottan Thullal)^[6]
2014 – Manju Warrier (Kuchipudi)^[7]^[24]
2015 – Sreelakshmy Govardhanan (Kuchipudi)^[8]
2017 – Kalamandalam Mohanakrishnan (Ottan Thullal)^[1]
2018 – Gayathri Subramanian (Kerala Natanam)^[10]
2020 – Manalur Gopinath (Ottan Thullal)^[13]
2020 – Vinayachandran (Kerala Natanam)^[13]
2021 – Kalamandalam Sathyavrathan (Kerala Natanam)^[14]
2021 – Geetha Padmakumar (Kuchipudi)^[14]
2022 – Bijula Balakrishnan (Kuchipudi)^[15]
2022 – Kalamandalam Radhamani (Thullal)^[15]

Koothu–Koodiyattam

1964 – Ammannur Chachu Chakyar
1971 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar
1972 – Painkulam Rama Chakyar
1979 – Subhadra Nangiyaramma
1981 – Irinjalakuda Narayanan Nambiar (Padakam)
1982 – Haripad Achuthadas (Padakam)
1983 – Ammannur Parameswara Chakyar
1985 – C. K. Krishnan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
1986 – Puthiyedath Mani Neelakanda Chakyar
1992 – K. K. Rajendran
1993 – P. K. Narayanan Nambiar (Mizhavu)
1998 – Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (Koodiyattam)
2001 – Mani Damodara Chakyar (Chakyarkoothu)
2001 – P. K. G.Nambiar (Koodiyattam)
2001 – Kalamandalam Girija (Koodiyattam)
2002 – Margi Sathi (Koodiyattam)
2003 – Ammannur Parameswaran (Kuttan Chakyar) (Koodiyattam)
2005 – Venu G.
2006 – Painkulam Damodara Chakyar^[2]
2008 – Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (Koodiyattam)^[3]
2009 – Painkulam Narayana Chakyar (Koodiyattam)
2011 – Margi Madhu^[4]
2013 – Mani Vasudeva Chakyar^[6]
2014 – Usha Nangiar^[7]
2014 – V. K. K. Hariharan (Koodiyattam)^[7]
2017 – Kalamandalam Kanakakumar (Koodiyattam)^[1]
2018 – Kalamandalam Shylaja (Koodiyattam, Nangiar koothu)^[10]
2019 – Kalamandalam Sindhu (Nangiar koothu)^[12]
2020 – Kalamandalam Jishnu Prathap (Koodiyattam)^[13]

Krishnanattam

1975 – A. Gopalan Nair
1977 – V. P. Narayana Pisharody
1983 – K. Velayudhan Nair
2012 – T. P. Aravinda Pisharody^[5]
2015 – K. Sukumaran^[8]

Keraleeya Vadyangal

1969 – Annamanada Achutha Marar (Panchavadyam)
1972 – Thiruvegappura Rama Marar
1974 – T. S. Ramaswamy Iyer (Chenda)
1979 – Chithali Rama Marar (Chenda)
1981 – Neetiyath Govindan Nair (Panchavadyam)
1983 – Annamanada Parameswara Marar (Timila)
1983 – Kadavallur Aravindakshan (Madhalam)
1983 – Pallavur Appu Marar (Idakka)
1986 – Kombath Kuttan Panicker (Kurumkuzhal)
1986 – Nireechan Kanjan Poojari (Thudi)
1987 – Chottanikkara Narayana Marar (Timila)
1988 – Kuzhur Kuttappa Marar (Panchavadyam)
1989 – Aliparambu Sivarama Poduval (Chenda)
1990 – Othikunnath Kuttykrishnan Nair (Kurumkuzhal)
1991 – Kuzhur Narayana Marar (Panchavadyam)
1995 – Pallavur Maniyan Marar (Timila)
1996 – Mattannoor Sankarankutty (Chenda - Thayambaka)
1997 – Thrippekulam Achutha Marar (Melam)
1999 – Thrithala Kunjikrishna Poduval (Thayambaka)
1999 – Edappal Appunni (Madhalam)
2000 – Chakkumkulam Appu Marar (Melam)
2001 – Cherpulassery Sivan (Madhalam)
2002 – M. Sankaranarayanan
2001 – Peruvanam Kuttan Marar (Chenda)
2003 – Kadanad V. K. Gopi (Mridangam)
2003 – Cherthala A. K. Ramachandran (Mridangam)
2004 – Chengamanad Appu Nair (Kombu)
2005 – Aliparambu Sivarama Poduval (Chenda, Idakka)
2006 – Margi Somadas (Chenda)^[2]
2007 – Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambisan (Madhalam)
2008 – Thrikkur Rajan (Panchavadyam - Madhalam)^[3]
2009 – Kalpathy Balakrishnan (Thayambaka)
2010 – Machad Ramakrishnan Nair (Kombu)
2010 – Cheruthazham Chandran (Thayambaka)
2011 – Kelath Aravindaksha Marar (Chenda)^[4]
2012 – Kalanilayam Babu (Madhalam)^[5]
2012 – Elanjimel P. Susheel Kumar (Mridangam)^[5]
2012 – Kelath Kuttappan Marar (Timila)^[5]
2013 – Kallekulangara Achuthankutty Marar (Thayambaka)^[6]
2014 – E. P. Vijayan Marar (Vadya Kala)^[7]
2015 – Malamary Sasi (Drums)^[8]
2016 – Kottakkal Ravi (Madhalam)^[9]
2016 – Kalamandalam Krishnadas (Chenda)^[9]
2017 – Peruvanam Satheesan Marar (Chenda)^[1]
2017 – Kunissery Chandran (Madhalam)^[1]
2017 – Kongad Madhu (Timila)^[1]
2018 – Machad Manikandan (Kombu)^[10]
2018 – Porur Unnikrishnan (Thayambaka)^[10]
2018 – Kariyannur Narayanan Namboodiri (Timila)^[10]
2019 – Velappaya Nandanan (Kurumkuzhal)^[12]
2019 – Thichur Mohanan (Idakka)^[12]
2020 – Peringode Chandran (Timila)^[13]
2021 – P. C. Chandra Bose (Instrumental Music)^[14]
2021 – Peringode Subramanyan (Idakka)^[14]
2021 – Pazhuvil Reghu Marar (Melam)^[14]
2021 – Thamarakudi R. Rajasekharan (Mukharsangh)^[14]
2022 – Kalamandalam Rajeev (Mizhavu)^[15]

Sopana Sangeetham

1981 – Njeralattu Rama Poduval (Sopana Sangeetham)^[25]
1985 – Mankombu Viswanatha Kurup (Ashtapathi)^[25]
1993 – Janardhanan Nedungadi (Sopana Sangeetham)^[25]
2016 – Njeralathu Harigovindan (Sopana Sangeetham)^[9]

Light Music

1982 – Thoppil Anto
1983 – M. S. Baburaj (Posthumous)
1983 – Kamukara Purushothaman
1985 – Thrissur P. Radhakrishnan
1986 – K. P. Udhayabhanu
1987 – Santha P. Nair
1990 – P. Gokulapalan
1992 – M. K. Arjunan
1993 – A. P. Gopalan
1994 – Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath
1995 – M. G. Radhakrishnan
1996 – Kanhangad Ramachandran
1997 – M. S. Naseem
1997 – Sara Gul Mohammed (Special Award)
1998 – C. O. Anto (Overall contribution)
1998 – Amachal Ravi
1998 – Kalavoor Balan (Music Direction)
1999 – A. K. Sukumaran
1999 – P. K. Medini (Janakeeya Sangeetham)
2000 – Kumarakom Rajappan
2000 – Dharman Ezhome
2000 – Kallara Gopan
2001 – Jerry Amaldev
2002 – K. P. Brahmanandan
2003 – Vadakara Krishnadas
2003 – Darsan Raman
2004 – Vidyadharan
2004 – Ayiroor Sadasivan
2005 – Zero Babu
2005 – Sibella Sadanandan
2006 – K. P. A. C. Chandrasekharan^[2]
2006 – Poovachal Khader (Lyrics)^[2]
2007 – V. T. Murali
2007 – Haripad K. P. N. Pillai (Direction)
2008 – Latha Raju^[3]
2008 – Cheravally Sasi (Lyrics)^[3]
2009 – Murali Sithara
2009 – B. Arundhathi
2010 – Tripunithura Girija Varma
2011 – Selma George^[4]
2011 – Poochakkal Shahul Hameed (Lyrics)^[4]
2012 – Alleppey Vivekanandan (Direction)^[5]
2012 – Rajeev Alunkal^[5]
2013 – R. K. Damodaran^[6]
2013 – Vaikom Vijayalakshmi^[6]
2014 – Kottayam K. Veeramani^[7]
2014 – M. D. Rajendran^[7]
2015 – S. Ramesan Nair^[8]
2016 – Chengannur Sreekumar^[9]
2017 – Vijayan Poonjar^[1]
2019 – R. K. Ramadas^[12]
2020 – Raana Murali^[13]
2020 – Natesh Shankar^[13]
2021 – Manju Menon^[14]
2022 – Vijayan Kovoor^[15]
2022 – N. Lathika^[15]

Keraleeya Kalakal

1969 – Chandu Peruvannan (Theyyam)
1974 – Chirukanda Panicker (Poorakkali)
1975 – Kannan Peruvannan (Theyyam)
1976 – Pazhoor Kunjan Marar (Mudiyett)
1977 – Kadammanitta Raman Nair (Padayani)
1978 – Ahmed Musaliar (Duffmuttu)
1979 – Palanthoni Velayudhan Asan (Porattu Natakam)
1980 – Madathil Sivasankan Nair (Kanyarkali)
1981 – Kunjambu Panicker Karivellur (Poorakkali)
1981 – Athiyadam P. P. Kanna Peruvannan (Theyyam)
1982 – P. K. Madhavan Pillai (Padayani)
1982 – P. P. Koru (Thirra)
1983 – A. V. Kunhirama Panicker (Theyyam)
1983 – Marangattil Thomman Lookka (Margamkali)
1985 – Guru Kalliassery Gopal Pillai (Padayani)
1986 – Kannan Perumalayan (Theyyam)
1987 – M. Krishna Panicker (Poorakkali)
1988 – P. P. Madhava Panicker (Poorakkali)
1988 – C. A. Aboobakkar (Mappilakalakal)
1989 – Kurichi P. S. Kumaran (Arjuna Nritham)
1990 – Nalakath Khasim (Mappilappattu)
1990 – Pallikulathil Chindan Peruvannan (Theyyam)
1991 – Rayarath Ummer (Oppana)
1992 – Valiyakath Kuttyali (Cheenimuttu)
1992 – Chummar Choondal (Natankala)
1992 – V. P. Damodara Panicker (Poorakkali)
1992 – V. P. Kannan Muthoodan (Theyyam)
1993 – Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat (Yakshaganam)
1993 – C. K. Panicker (Theyyam)
1993 – T. V. Sankara Panicker (Poorakkali)
1993 – N. P. Abdul Gurukkal (Kolkali)
1994 – G. Bharghavan Pillai (Natankala)
1994 – Pazhoor Damodara Marar (Mudiyett)
1994 – Chandpasha (Mappilappattu)
1994 – Eshi Joseph (Chavittu Natakam)
1995 – Chandragiri Ambu (Yakshaganam)
1995 – K. P. Dharman Panicker (Theyyam)
1995 – Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai (Padayani)
1996 – Vengara Krishnan Panicker (Poorakkali)
1996 – Kizhara Othena Peruvannan (Theyyam)
1997 – Edakkottil Appukutty Asan (Thirra)
1997 – P. Raghavan Panicker (Poorakkali)
1997 – V. M. Kutty (Mappilappattu)
1998 – Kannan Karnamoorthy (Theyyam)
1998 – Savithri Brahmaniyamma (Brahmanippattu)
1999 – Edavalath Kannapoduval (Kolkali)
1999 – Pappinissery Kunhiraman Panicker (Poorakkali)
1999 – Joseph Moly (Chavittu Natakam)
2000 – Andol Balakrishna Panicker (Poorakkali)
2001 – P. M. Charles (Chavittu Natakam)
2001 – P. T. Kesavan Embranthiri (Thidambu Nritham)
2002 – Chippar Krishnayya Balla (Yakshaganam)
2002 – S. A. Jameel (Mappilappattu)
2002 – Maneek Manakil (Chavittu Natakam)
2002 – V. Balan (Poothamkali)
2003 – K. Dwaraka Krishnan (Kanyarkali)
2003 – Bakker Edakkazhiyoor (Arabanamuttu)
2004 – A. G. Nair (Yakshaganam)
2004 – K. G. Sathar (Mappilappattu)
2004 – Mathukutti Asan (Parichamuttukali)
2005 – Kurian Chacko (Margamkali)
2006 – P. V. Krishnan Anjoottan Nileshwaram (Theyyam)^[2]
2006 – Jhansi Sebastian Tripunithura (Margamkali)^[2]
2007 – Kurichi Natesan (Arjuna Nritham)
2009 – Eranjoli Moosa (Mappilappattu)
2011 – Thampi Payyappilly (Chavittu Natakam)^[4]
2011 – Sreedharan Asan (Kakkarissi Natakam)^[4]
2013 – Britto Vincent (Chavittu Natakam)^[6]
2013 – Vakkom Sajeev (Samudra Natanam)^[6]
2013 – Madhu Gopinath (Samudra Natanam)^[6]
2014 – Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri (Thidambu Nritham)^[7]
2014 – Kunjiraman Vaidar (Theyyam)^[7]
2015 – Janardhanan Puthusseri (Natanpattu)^[8]
2016 – Kuttur Prasannakumar (Padayani)^[9]
2016 – Mannur Chandran (Porattu Natakam)^[9]
2016 – Keezhillam Unnikrishnan (Mudiyett)^[9]
2017 – Roy Georgekutty (Chavittu Natakam)^[1]
2018 – Palamthoni Narayanan (Porattu Natakam)^[10]
2019 – Madikai Unnikrishnan (Thidambu Nritham, Melam)^[12]

Kathaprasangam

1966 – Sathyadevan
1978 – Joseph Kaimaparamban
1979 – Kollam Babu
1986 – Kadaikodu Viswambharan
1987 – V. Harshakumar
1989 – Vadakara V. Ashokan
1990 – Ochira Ramachandran
1991 – H. Ramlabeegam
1992 – Harippad Saraswathi Ammal
1994 – Thevarthottam Sukumaran
1995 – Kadavoor Balan
1996 – Cherthala Balachandran
1998 – K. P. Chandrahasan
1999 – Edakkochi Prabhakaran
2001 – Gopinath
2002 – Thodiyoor Vasanthakumari
2003 – Niranam Rajan
2004 – Vayalar Baburaj
2005 – Seena Pallikkara
2006 – Manamboor D. Radhakrishnan^[2]
2007 – Ayilam Unnikrishnan
2008 – Pala Nandakumar^[3]
2009 – Chirakkara Salimkumar
2010 – Marayamuttom Johny
2012 – Edakochi Salimkumar^[5]
2013 – Vinod Champakara^[6]
2015 – Kannur Ratnakumar^[8]
2016 – Sooraj Sathyan K.^[9]
2017 – Pulimath Sreekumar^[1]
2018 – M. R. Payyattam^[10]
2019 – Vasanthakumar Sambasivan^[12]
2020 – Trikkulam Krishnan Kutty^[13]
2021 – Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar^[14]
2022 – S. Noval Raj^[15]

Prakshepana Kala

1975 – T. P. Radhamani
1981 – K. Padmanabhan Nair
1983 – C. S. Radhadevi
1987 – Rajam K. Nair
1990 – R. Rajakumari
1991 – K. V. Manikandan Nair
1991 – C. P. Rajasekharan
1992 – A. Prabhakaran
1993 – Nagavally R. S. Kurup
1994 – N. K. Sebastian
1999 – K. S. Ranaprathapan
2004 – M. Thankamani
2005 – K. A. Muralidharan
2006 – Beban Kaimaparamban^[2]
2007 – S. Radhakrishnan
2008 – Satheesh Chandran^[3]
2010 – T. T. Prabhakaran
2012 – Ravi Vallathol^[5]
2013 – Leelamma Mathew^[6]

Magic

1995 – Gopinath Muthukad
1997 – Padmaraj
2000 – Samraj
2001 – Pradeep Hudino
2002 – P. M. Mithra
2003 – Nilambur Pradeep Kumar
2011 – R. K. Malayath^[4]
2014 – Shamsudheen Cherpulassery (Street Magic)^[7]

Mimicry

2010 – Kottayam Nazeer^[26]

References

External links

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