Odakkuzhal Award is an Indian literary award given every year to writers for a particular outstanding work of him/her in Malayalam–language. The award was founded in 1969 by poet G. Sankara Kurup to commemorate the Jnanpith Award he had won.
First awarded 1969
| Year | Recipient | Work |
| 1969 | Vennkkulam Gopala Kurup | Tulsidasa Ramayanam (Malayalam translation) |
| 1970 | O.V.Vijayan | Khasakkinte itihasam |
| 1971 | Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon | Vida |
| 1972 | N.Krishna Pillai | Thiranjedutha Prabandhangal |
| 1973 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri | Nimisha Kshetram |
| 1974 | K.Surendran | Maranam Durbalam |
| 1975 | V.K.Govindan Nair | V.K.Govindan Nairude Krithikal |
| 1976 | Nalankal Krishna Pillai | Krishna Tulasi |
| 1977 | Lalithambika Antharjanam | Agnisakshi |
| 1978 | Kainikkara Kumara Pillai | Naatakeeyam |
| 1979 | M.Leelavathy | Varnaraji |
| 1980 | P.Bhaskaran | Ottakkambiyulla Thamburu |
| 1981 | Vilasini | Avakasikal |
| 1982 | Sugathakumari | Ambalamani |
| 1983 | Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri | Mukhamevide |
| 1984 | G.Kumara Pillai | Sapthaswaram |
| 1985 | N.N.Kakkad | Saphalamee Yatra |
| 1986 | Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan | Kalimuttam |
| 1987 | Yusufali Kechery | Kechery Puzha |
| 1988 | Olappamanna | Nizhalana |
| 1989 | M.P.Sankunni Nair | Chhathravum Chamaravum |
| 1990 | O.N.V.Kurup | Mrigaya |
| 1991 | P.Narayana Kurup | Nishagandhi |
| 1992 | Thikkodiyan | Arangu Kanatha Nadan |
| 1993 | M.T.Vasudevan Nair | Vanaprastham |
| 1994 | N.S.Madhavan | Higuita |
| 1996 | Anand | Govardhanante Yathrakal |
| 1997 | M.P.Veerendra Kumar | Athmavilekkoru Theerthayathra |
| 1998 | Asha Menon | Paraga Koshangal |
| 1999 | Chandramathi | Rain Deer |
| 2000 | Satchidanandan | Thiranjedutha Kavithakal |
| 2001 | Ayyappa Paniker | Ayyappa Paniker Kavithakal |
| 2002 | Mundur Krishnankutty | Enne Veruthe Vittalum |
| 2003 | Zacharia | Thiranjedutha Kathakal |
| 2004 | P.Surendran | Chinese Market |
| 2005 | Njeralathu Surendran, Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair | Naatyacharyante Jeevithamudrakal |
| 2006 | C.Radhakrishnan | Theekkadal Kadanju Thirumadhuram |
| 2007 | N.K.Desam | Mudra |
| 2008 | K.G.Sankara Pillai | K.G.S.Kavithakal |
| 2009 | Sreekumaran Thampi | Ammakku Oru Tharattu |
| 2010 | Unnikrishnan Puthoor | Anubhavangalude Nerrekhakal |
| 2011 | Subhash Chandran | Manushyanu Oru Amukham |
| 2012 | Sethu | Marupiravi |
| 2013 | K.R.Meera | Aarachaar |
| 2014 | Rafeeq Ahammed | Rafeeq Ahammedinte Kruthikal |
| 2015 | S.Joseph | Chandranodoppam |
| 2016 | M.A.Rahman | Oro Jeevanum Vilappettathaanu |
| 2017 | Ayamanam John | Ayamanam Johninte Kathakal |
| 2018 | E.V.Ramakrishnan | Malayala novalinte Desakalangal |
| 2019 | N.Prabhakaran | Mayamanushyar |