List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil
List of recipients

List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil

Section Title: List of recipients
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Year	Recipient	Work	Notes

1955	R. P. Sethu Pillai	Tamil Inbam	A collection of essays

1956	Kalki Krishnamurthy	Alai Osai	A novel

1957	No award

1958	C. Rajagopalachari	Chakravarti Tirumagan	A retelling of the Ramayana

1959	No award

1960	No award

1961	Mu. Varadarajan	Agal Vilakku	A novel

1962	Mi. Pa. Somasundaram	Akkarai Cheemaiyil Aarumathangal	A travelogue

1963	Akilan	Vengaiyin Maindhan	A Historic novel

1964	No award

1965	P. Sri Acharya	Sri Ramanujar	A biography

1966	Ma. Po. Si.	Vallalar Kanda Orumaippaadu	A biography

1967	K. V. Jagannathan	Virar Ulagam	modi criticism

1968	A. Srinivasa Raghavan	Vellai Paravai	A poetry

1969	Bharathidasan	Pisirantaiyar	A play

1970	Ku. Alagirisami	Anbalippu	A collection of short stories

1971	Na. Parthasarathy	Samudaya Veedhi	A novel

1972	D. Jayakanthan	Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal	A novel

1973	Rajam Krishnan	Verukku Neer	A novel

1974	K. D. Thirunavukkarasu	Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam	A literary criticism

1975	R. Dhandayudham	Tharkkala Tamizh Illakkiyam	A literary criticism

1976	No award

1977	Indira Parthasarathy	Kuruthip Punal	Novel

1978	Vallikannan	Pudukavithaiyin Thottramum Valarchiyum	Criticism

1979	Thi. Janakiraman	Sakthi Vaithiyam	Short stories

1980	Kannadasan	Cheraman Kadali	Novel

1981	M. Ramalingam	Puthiya Urai Nadai	Criticism

1982	B. S. Ramaiya	Manikkodikalam	Literary history

1983	T. M. Chidambara Ragunathan	Bharathi: Kalamum Karuthum	Literary criticism

1984	Lakshmi Thiripurasundari	Oru Kaveriyai Pola	Novel

1985	A. S. Gnanasambandan	Kamban: Putiya Parvai	Literary criticism

1986	Ka. Naa. Subramaniam	Ilakkiyathukku oru Iyakkam	Literary criticism

1987	Aadhavan Sundaram	Mudalil Iravu Varum	Short stories

1988	V. C. Kulandaiswamy	Vaazhum Valluvam	Literary criticism

1989	La Sa Ra	Chintanadi	Autobiographical Essays

1990	Su. Samuthiram	Veril Pazhutha Pala	Novel

1991	Ki. Rajanarayanan	Gopallapurathu Makkal	Novel

1992	Kovi. Manisekaran	Kutralakurinji	historic novel

1993	M. V. Venkatram	Kathukal	Novel

1994	Ponneelan	Pudhiya Dharsanangal	Novel

1995	Prapanchan	Vanam Vasappadum	Novel

1996	Ashoka Mitran	Appavin Snehidar	Short stories

1997	Thoppil Mohamed Meeran	Chaivu Narkali	Novel

1998	Sa. Kandasamy	Visaranai Commission	Novel

1999	S. Abdul Rahman	Aalapanai	Poetry

2000	Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran	Vimarsanangal Mathippuraikal Pettikal	Literary criticism

2001	C. S. Chellappa	Sutanthira Daagam	Novel

2002	Sirpi Balasubramaniam	Oru Giraamattu Nadi	Poetry

2003	Vairamuthu	Kallikattu Ithikasam	Novel

2004	Tamilanban	Vanakkam Valluva	Poetry

2005	G. Thilakavathi	Kalmaram	A novel

2006	Mu. Metha	Akayathukku Aduthaveedu	Poetry

2007	Neela Padmanabhan	Ilai Uthir Kaalam	A novel

2008	Melanmai Ponnusamy	Minsarapoo	Short story

2009	Puviarasu	Kaioppam	Poetry

2010	Nanjil Nadan	Soodiya Poo Soodarka	A collection of short stories

2011	Su. Venkatesan	Kaval Kottam	A novel

2012	D. Selvaraj	Thol	A novel

2013	Joe D Cruz	korkai	A novel

2014	Poomani	Agngnaadi	A novel

2015	A. Madhavan	Ilakkiya suvadugal	A collection of essays

2016	Vannadasan	Oru Siru Isai	Short stories

2017	Inkulab	Kaandhal Naatkal	Poetry

2018	S.Ramakrishnan	Sanjaaram	Novel

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In 1974, K. D. Thirunavukkarasu was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary criticism Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam.

final_sentence: In 1974, K. D. Thirunavukkarasu was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for his literary criticism Thirukkural Needhi Illakkiyam.