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5. T.N.Gopinathan Nair 1982
6. K.T.Muhammed 1982
7. Thikkodiyan 1983
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9. Kalakkal Kumaran 1987
10. Eddy Master 1988
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14. Mavelikkara Ponnamma 1993
15. N.Krishnamoorthi 1993
16. Bharath Gopi 1994
17. S.L.Puram Sadanandan 1995
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19. O.Madhavan 1996
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21. P.K.Venukuttan Nair 1998
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23. Kavalam Narayana Panicker 2000
24. Prof.S.Ramanujam 2002
25. T.Santhadevi 2003
26. C.M.Pappukutty Bhagavathar 2004
27. Vijayakumari 2005
28. K.P.A.C.Khan 2006
29. Thilakan 2007
30. T.K.John 2009
31. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai 2010
32. Artist Sujathan 2011
33. C.L.Jos 2012
34. Nelson Fernandaz 2013
35. K. P. A. C. Lalitha 2014
