Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
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The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honour is given by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Government of Kerala. The award is named after Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, the father of the Malayalam language and consists of a cash prize of ₹ 5,00,000 and a citation. The prize money was enhanced by ₹ 50,000 in 2011. The award was instituted in 1993 and Sooranad Kunjan Pillai was its first recipient.
Image: Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
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Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
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Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist. He was one of the prāchīna kavithrayam of Malayalam literature, the other two being Kunchan Nambiar and Cherusseri. He has been called the "Father of Modern Malayalam", the "Father of Modern Malayalam Literature", and the "Primal Poet in Malayalam". He was one of the pioneers of a major shift in Kerala's literary culture. His work is published and read far more than that of any of his contemporaries or predecessors in Kerala.
A modern (2013) representation of Ezhuthachan by artist R. G. V.
Arthur C. Burnell was the first Western scholar to take an interest in Ezhuthachan.
Entrance (modern) gate to Thunchan Parambu, Tirur
Mandapam (modern), Thunchan Parambu