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who all got literary awards in malayalam ?

Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country. The award was instituted in 1961. Any Indian citizen who writes in any of the official languages of India is eligible for the honour. It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of the The Times of India newspaper.
The name of the award is taken from Sanskrit words jn?na and p??ha (knowledge-seat). It carries a cheque for 7 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Indian goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts

• 1977 Lalithambika Antharjanam Agnisakshi
• 1978 P. K. Balakrishnan Ini njanurangatte
• 1979 Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Yanthram
• 1980 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Kayar
• 1981 Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon Makarakoythu
• 1982 O. N. V. Kurup Uppu
• 1983 M.K.Menon (Vilasini) Avakasikal
• 1984 Sugathakumari Ambalamani
• 1985 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Randamoozham
• 1986 N. N. Kakkadu Sabhalameeyathra
• 1987 Prof.N.Krishna Pillai Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam
• 1988 Thirunalloor Karunakaran Thirunalloor Karunakarante Kavithakal
• 1989 Sukumar Azhikode Tathwamasi
• 1990 C. Radhakrishnan Munpe Parakkunna Pakshikal
• 1991 O. V. Vijayan Gurusagaram
• 1992 Prof. M. K. Sanu Changambuzha - Nakshathrangalude Snehabhajanam
• 1993 Anand Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu
• 1994 K. Surendran Guru
• 1995 Thikkodiyan Arangau Kaanatha Natan
• 1996 Perumbadavam Sreedharan Oru Sankeerthanam Pole
• 1997 Madhavikutti Neermaathalam Pootha Kaalam
• 1998 S. Guptan Nair Srishtiyum Srashtavum
• 1999 Kovilan Thattakam
• 2000 M. V. Devan Devaspandanam
• 2001 T. Padmanabhan Puzha Kadannu Marangalude Idayilekku
• 2002 K. Ayyappapanicker Ayyappapanickkarude Kavithakal
• 2003 M. Mukundan Kesavante Vilapam
• 2004 Sarah Joseph Aalahayude Penmakkal
• 2005 K. Sachidanandan Sakshyangal
• 2006 Sethu 'Adayalangal' 
• 2007 M. Leelavathy Appuvinte Anweshanam 
• 2008 M. P. Veerendrakumar Haimavathabhoovil
• 2009 M. Thomas Mathew Marar Lavanyabhavathinte Yukthi Silpam 
• 2010 Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Charulatha
• 2011 K. P. Ramanunni --Jeevithathinte Pusthakam

Vallathol Award
Vallathol Award is instituted by Vallathol Sahithya Samithi in memory of Mahakavi Vallathol Narayana Menon. The award, one of the main Malayalam Literary Awards, is given to the Malayalam writers for his contribution to the language. Vallathol Puraskaram includes a memento and the prize money amount of Rs 1, 11, 111. The first winner of Vallathol Award was Mahakavi Pala Narayanan Nair in 1991. 

Ezhuthachan Award
The Ezhuthachan Award carries a cash award Rs 1.5 lakh, a citation and memento. The award was instituted in 1993 by the late T M Jacob when he was the culture minister in memory of Thunchathathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, father of the Malayalam language.
1993 Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
1994 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
1995 Balamani Amma
1996 K. M. George
1997 Ponkunnam Varkey
1998 M. P. Appan
1999 K. P. Narayana Pisharody
2000 Pala Narayanan Nair
2001 O. V. Vijayan
2002 Kamala Surayya (Madhavikkutty)
2003 T. Padmanabhan
2004 Sukumar Azhikkode
2005 S. Gupthan Nair
2006 Kovilan
2007 O. N. V. Kurup
2008 Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
2009 Sugathakumari
2010 M. Leelavathi
2011 M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Muttathu Varkey Award
Muttathu Varkey Foundation has instituted The Muttathu Varkey literary award to be presented yearly to Malayalm writers. The winner is selected by popular vote with final decisions made by prominent judges.

• 1992 O. V. Vijayan
• 1993 Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
• 1994 M. T. Vasudevan Nair
• 1995 Kovilan
• 1996 Kakkanadan
• 1997 V. K. N.
• 1998 M. Mukundan
• 1999 Punathil Kunjabdulla
• 2000 Anand (writer)
• 2001 N. P. Mohammed

• 2002 Ponkunnam Varkey
• 2003 Sethu
• 2004 C. Radhakrishnan
• 2005 Paul Zacharia
• 2006 Kamala Surayya(Madhavikkutty)
• 2007 T. Padmanabhan
• 2008 M. Sukumaran
• 2009 N. S. Madhavan
• 2010 P. Valsala
• 2011 Sarah Joseph

Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards (Malayalam)
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters,annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languages:Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 (in 2009 Govt. of India has announced to increase the amount to Rs. 100,000). The award's purpose is to recognize and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees goes on for the preceding twelve months.The list of Malayalam language writers who have won the award is given below: