Since its inception, the J.C. Daniel Award has been bestowed on 25 individuals. The award was first presented to film distributor and producer T.E. Vasudevan in 1992. Actress Aranmula Ponnamma is the only woman who has received the honour, in 2005. The 2011 recipient, actor Jose Prakash, died before the award ceremony. His son accepted the award on his behalf. The most recent winner is lyricist, filmmaker and writer Sreekumaran Thampi, who was honoured at the 2017 Kerala State Film Awards ceremony.

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