List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Tamil
List of recipients
Table:
List of recipients, year, and work[3]

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[4]

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[4]

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[5]

2009

Puviarasu

Kaioppam
Poetry

2010

Nanjil Nadan

Soodiya Poo Soodarka
A collection of short stories[6]

2011

Su. Venkatesan

Kaval Kottam
A novel[7]

2012

D. Selvaraj

Thol
A novel[8]

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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