An award instituted by Cherukadu Smaraka Trust at Perinthalmanna.
Year Awardees Work(s) 1978 K.S. Nampoothiri Pathanam 1979 A.P. Kalaikkadu Sankranti 1980 K.M. Raghava Warrier Usha Sandhya 1981 A. S. Devadas Marxist Vimarshanam 1982 K. Thayatt Katha Urangunna Vazhikaliloode 1983 C.V. Sreeraman Vasthuhara 1984 P.M. Taj Kudukka Athava Vishakunnavante Vedantam 1985 N.N. Kakkad Kavitha 1986 M.K. Gangadharan Kooduvittavar Kootam Thettiyavar 1987 Asokan Cheruvil Suryakantikalude Nagaram 1988 K.K. Krishnakumar Sastram Jeevitham 1989 N. Prabhakaran Pulijanmam 1990 K.C. Umesh Babu Kavithakal 1991 P.V.K. Panyal Thalamurakalude Bhaaram 1992 Vyshakan Noolppalam Kadakkunnavar 1993 M. Vijayan Kuttapoo 1994 Satheesh K. Satheesh Karutha Pakshiyude Paat 1995 P.P. Ramachandran Mittayitheruv 1996 T.V. Kochubhava Vridhasadanam 1997 Prabhakaran Pazhassi Magic Man 1998 N. Sasidharan & E.P. Rajagopalan Kelu 1999 S. Rameshan Karutha Kurippukal 2000 Sara Joseph Alahayude Penmakkal 2001 Santhosh Echikanam Ottavathil 2002 M.S. Kumar Aanameesha 2003 K.C. Sreeja Ororo Kalathilum 2004 Ambikasuthan Mangad Marakkappile Theyyangal 2005 Manamboor Rajanbabu Kavithayude Pettakam 2006 T.P. Venugopalan Anunasikam 2007 Dr. P.K. Variyar Smritiparvam 2008 Dr. K. Sreekumar Ozhivukalam 2009 P. Gangadharan Lifetime Contribution for Malayalam Drama 2010 Dr. Khadeeja Mumtaz Barsa 2011 N.K. Desam Mudra 2012 Sushmesh Chandroth Barcode 2013 K.P.S.C Lalitha Katha Thudarum 2014 U.K. Kumaran Thakshan Kunnu Swaroopam
