Kerala Jnanapith Award Winners- Malayalam Literature

List of Jnanapith prize winners from Kerala,books and years.

First Jnanpith winner is from Malayalam literture. G. Sankarakurup won the first ever Jnanapith prize in India. Five persons have won Jnanapith Award from kerala so far.

1965	G. Sankara Kurup	Odakuzhal
1980	S. K. Pottekkatt	Oru Desathinte Katha
1984	Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai	Kayar
1995	M. T. Vasudevan Nair	Randamoozham
2007	O. N. V. Kurup	For his contributions to Malayalam Literature.

It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the newspaper The Times of India.
It carries a cheque for ₹11 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Indian goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts