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| Odakkuzhal Award were instituted by G. Sankara Kurup |
Odakkuzhal Award is an annual litearary award given to a writer for his or her excellent work in past year. The award is instituted by the Malayalam Poet G. Sankara Kurup. The award carries a monetary award of INR 30000, a plaque, and a citation. Balakavi Raman won the first 1968 Odakkuzhal Award for his work Narayaneeyam in 1969. N Prabhakaran has won 2019 Odakkuzhal Award for his work Mayamanushyar in 2020.
| Year | Recipient | Work |
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| 1968 | Balakavi Raman | Narayaneeyam (Tamil translation) |
| 1969 | Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup | Tulsidasa Ramayanam (Malayalam translation) |
| 1970 | O. V. Vijayan | Khasakkinte Itihasam |
| 1971 | Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon | Vida |
| 1972 | N. Krishna Pillai | Thiranjedutha Prabandhangal |
| 1973 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri | Nimisha Kshetram |
| 1974 | K. Surendran | Maranam Durbalam |
| 1975 | V. K. Govindan Nair | V. K. Govindan Nairude Krithikal |
| 1976 | Nalankal Krishna Pillai | Krishna Tulasi |
| 1977 | Lalithambika Antharjanam | Agnisakshi |
| 1978 | Kainikkara Kumara Pillai | Naatakeeyam |
| 1979 | M. Leelavathy | Varnaraji |
| 1980 | P. Bhaskaran | Ottakkambiyulla Thamburu |
| 1981 | Vilasini | Avakasikal |
| 1982 | Sugathakumari | Ambalamani |
| 1983 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri | Mukhamevide |
| 1984 | G. Kumara Pillai | Sapthaswaram |
| 1985 | N. N. Kakkad | Saphalamee Yathra |
| 1986 | Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan | Kalimuttam |
| 1987 | Yusufali Kechery | Kechery Puzha |
| 1988 | Olappamanna | Nizhalana |
| 1989 | M. P. Sankunni Nair | Chhathravum Chamaravum |
| 1990 | O. N. V. Kurup | Mrigaya |
| 1991 | P. Narayana Kurup | Nishagandhi |
| 1992 | Thikkodiyan | Arangu Kanatha Nadan |
| 1993 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Vanaprastham |
| 1994 | N. S. Madhavan | Higuita |
| 1996 | Anand | Govardhanante Yathrakal |
| 1997 | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | Athmavilekkoru Theerthayathra |
| 1998 | Asha Menon | Paraga Koshangal |
| 1999 | Chandramathi | Rain Deer |
| 2000 | Satchidanandan | Thiranjedutha Kavithakal |
| 2001 | Ayyappa Paniker | Ayyappa Paniker Kavithakal |
| 2002 | Mundur Krishnankutty | Enne Veruthe Vittalum |
| 2003 | Zacharia | Thiranjedutha Kathakal |
| 2004 | P. Surendran | Chinese Market |
| 2005 | Njeralathu Surendran and KP Nair | Naatyacharyante Jeevithamudrakal |
| 2006 | C. Radhakrishnan | Theekkadal Kadanju Thirumadhuram |
| 2007 | N. K. Desam | Mudra |
| 2008 | K. G. Sankara Pillai | K. G. S. Kavithakal |
| 2009 | Sreekumaran Thampi | Ammakku Oru Tharattu |
| 2010 | Unnikrishnan Puthoor | Anubhavangalude Nerrekhakal |
| 2011 | Subhash Chandran | Manushyanu Oru Amukham |
| 2012 | Sethu | Marupiravi |
| 2013 | K. R. Meera | Aarachaar |
| 2014 | Rafeeq Ahammed | Rafeeq Ahammedinte Kruthikal |
| 2015 | S. Joseph | Chandranodoppam |
| 2016 | M. A. Rahman | Oro Jeevanum Vilappettathaanu |
| 2017 | Aymanam John | Aymanam Johninte Kathakal |
| 2018 | E V Ramakrishnan | Malayala novalinte desakalangal |
| 2019 | N Prabhakaran | Mayamanushyar |
