Vallathol Award

Vallathol Award
Award for individual contributions to Malayalam literature
Awarded forLiterary award in India
Sponsored byVallathol Sahithya Samithi
Reward(s)111,111 and a plaque
First awarded1991
Last awarded2019
Highlights
Total awarded29
First winnerPala Narayanan Nair
Last winnerPaul Zacharia

Vallathol Award is a literary award given by the Vallathol Sahithya Samithi for contribution to Malayalam literature. The award was instituted in 1991 in memory of Vallathol Narayana Menon, one of the modern triumvirate poets (Adhunika kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of 1,11,111 and a plaque.