M. P. Sankunni Nair

M. P. Sankunni Nair (1917–2006) is a Sanskrit scholar and critic^[1] from Kerala. He was born at Mezhathur near Pattambi in Palakkad District. He studied at the Sanskrit college in Pattambi.

He won Odakkuzhal Award in 1989 and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for his work Chathravum Chamaravum. He received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1994. His works such as `Natyamandapam' and `Chathravum Chamaravum' reflect his deep knowledge of dramaturgy and the Natya Shastra.^[2]

References

^ Vijayakrishnan, N. P. (10 March 2019). "I cannot write poems for money: Akkitham". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Death of writer condoled". The Hindu. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021.

Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam

1955–1975

R. Narayana Panickar (1955)
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1957)
K. P. Kesava Menon (1958)
Uroob (1960)
G. Sankara Kurup (1963)
P. Kesavadev (1964)
Balamani Amma (1965)
Kuttikrishna Marar (1966)
P. Kunhiraman Nair (1967)
Edasseri Govindan Nair (1969)
M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1970)
Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1971)
S. K. Pottekkatt (1972)
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (1973)
Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1974)
O. N. V. Kurup (1975)

1976–2000

Cherukad (1976)
Lalithambika Antharjanam (1977)
Sugathakumari (1978)
N. V. Krishna Warrier (1979)
Punathil Kunjabdulla (1980)
Vilasini (1981)
V. K. N. (1982)
S. Guptan Nair (1983)
Ayyappa Paniker (1984)
Sukumar Azhikode (1985)
M. Leelavathy (1986)
N. Krishna Pillai (1987)
C. Radhakrishnan (1988)
Olappamanna (1989)
O. V. Vijayan (1990)
M. P. Sankunni Nair (1991)
M. Mukundan (1992)
N. P. Mohammed (1993)
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (1994)
Thikkodiyan (1995)
T. Padmanabhan (1996)
Anand (1997)
Kovilan (1998)
C. V. Sreeraman (1999)
R. Ramachandran (2000)

2001–present

Attoor Ravi Varma (2001)
K. G. Sankara Pillai (2002)
Sara Joseph (2003)
Zacharia (2004)
Kakkanadan (2005)
M. Sukumaran (2006)
Sethu (2007)
K. P. Appan (2008)
U. A. Khader (2009)
M. P. Veerendra Kumar (2010)
M. K. Sanu (2011)
K. Satchidanandan (2012)
M. N. Paloor (2013)
Subhash Chandran (2014)
K. R. Meera (2015)
Prabha Varma (2016)
K. P. Ramanunni (2017)
S. Ramesan Nair (2018)
V. Madhusoodanan Nair (2019)
Omchery N. N. Pillai (2020)
George Onakkoor (2021)
M. Thomas Mathew (2022)
E. V. Ramakrishnan (2023)

v t e Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
K. P. Kesava Menon (1970) G. Sankara Kurup (1970) Puthezhath Raman Menon (1971) Joseph Mundasseri (1973) Mathew M. Kuzhiveli (1973) V. T. Bhattathiripad (1976) Sooranad Kunjan Pillai (1976) N. Krishna Pillai (1979) N. Balamani Amma (1979) V. Unnikrishnan Nair (1981) P. Kesavadev (1981) Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon (1981) Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1981) Lalithambika Antharjanam (1981) R. E. Asher (1983) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1985) N. V. Krishna Warrier (1985) Kainikkara Kumara Pillai (1986) T. M. Chummar (1986) K. M. George (1989) Ponkunnam Varkey (1989) M. P. Appan (1989) C. N. Ahmad Moulavi (1989) Sukumar Azhikode (1991) M. P. Sankunni Nair (1994) K. Surendran (1995) S. Gupthan Nair (1996) V. K. N. (1997) Kovilan (1997) P. Bhaskaran (1998) O. N. V. Kurup (1999) M. Leelavathy (1999) Thikkodiyan (2000) O. V. Vijayan (2001) Kamala Surayya (2002) Ayyappa Paniker (2003) Sugathakumari (2004) K. Satchidanandan (2010) C. Radhakrishnan (2010) Yusuf Ali Kecheri (2013) N. S. Madhavan (2013) M. Thomas Mathew (2014) Kavalam Narayana Panicker (2014) Sara Joseph (2015) U. A. Khader (2015) Attoor Ravi Varma (2017) K. N. Panikkar (2017) K. G. Sankara Pillai (2018) M. Mukundan (2018) P. Valsala (2019) N. V. P. Unithiri (2019) Sethu (2020) Perumbadavam Sreedharan (2020) Vaisakhan (2021) K. P. Sankaran (2021)

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

K. P. Kesava Menon (1970)

G. Sankara Kurup (1970)

Puthezhath Raman Menon (1971)

Joseph Mundasseri (1973)

Mathew M. Kuzhiveli (1973)

V. T. Bhattathiripad (1976)

Sooranad Kunjan Pillai (1976)

N. Krishna Pillai (1979)

N. Balamani Amma (1979)

V. Unnikrishnan Nair (1981)

P. Kesavadev (1981)