Abu Dhabi Sakthi Awards, instituted by Abu Dhabi Sakthi Theatres, an organisation of the Malayalees working in Abu Dhabi every year acknowledges writers in various genres. Started in 1989 the awards for literary criticism is known as Thayattu Awards.
| Year | Awardees |
| 1989 | P. Vijayan |
| 1990 | S. Sudheesh |
| 1991 | Hariharan Poonjar |
| 1992 | Dr. S. Rajashekaran |
| 1993 | Dr. Azad |
| 1994 | Prof. M. M. Narayanan |
| 1995 | E.P Rajagopalan |
| 1996 | Dr. P.K. Pokker |
| 1997 | Dr. P. Geetha |
| 1998 | Prayar Prabhakaran |
| 1999 | Dr. K. S. Ravikumar |
| 2000 | G. Madhusudhanan |
| 2001 | Dr. N. Rajan |
| 2002 | Dr. P. Soman |
| 2003 | Dr. Babu |
| Dr. Jacob Issac Kalimadom | |
| 2004 | Dr. M. Leelavathi |
| 2005 | Dr. V. Sukumaran |
| 2006 | Dr. K. H. Subrahmanyan |
| 2007 | C. R. Prasad |
| 2008 | Dr. K. P. Mohanan |
| 2009 | Sunil. P. Elayidom |
| 2010 | P.Appukuttan |
| 2011 | Dr. P.S. Radhakrishnan |
| 2012 | Dr. V. Lisy Mathew |
| 2013 | Dr. Pallipuram Murali |
